[nagdu] Service Dog's 'evacuation' forces emergency landingof US Airways flight to PHL

Sat May 31 23:13:09 UTC 2014

Thank  God we have laws on the books, otherwise people like the nasty ones
making those comments would  be ruling the roost and banning us from taking
our dogs on flights.
Geeze.

Dan W.

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Where did you find these comments?  I'll darn sure make a few of my own.
Darla & Hardworking Huck whose predecessor had an accident in O'Hare

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This really could happen to anyone, and it may end up giving me nightmares
the next time I travel! :) If you thought the article was bad, take a look
at some of the absolutely horrible comments people have made on it. There
are some people defending common sense and decency, but here are some real
gems:

"When did any dogs start flying in the passenger cabin? I like dogs, I more
than understand that service dogs are essential for every day living, but
some people are allergic to dogs, for example my wife and son. For them to
be locked in an aluminum can at 35,000 ft for 5 hours with a dog is not only
uncomfortable, but can lead to health issues such as an allergy induced
asthma attack. Does the inconvenience of not having a service dog for a
couple of hours in an airport outweigh other people's health?"

"A flight from L.A to Philly takes at least 5 hours......did they actually
think the dog wouldn't have to go???"

"Service dogs should be banned on flights. Put the pet in a temperature
controlled cargo area. If the person needs the dog for psychological reasons
then maybe that person shouldn't fly."

"This woman is responsible for the dog and consequently all costs incurred
for interrupting a flight and forcing it to land. I believe it is wrong for
airlines to allow service dogs to travel anywhere but the cargo hold.
There's not enough room on an airplane for humans to sit let alone an
animal. This "service" designation is also a joke- only seeing-eye dogs
should be permitted that title. As for the stench? There's a problem here
that's being overlooked- an aircraft's inability to provide fresh clean air
to it's passengers during a flight."

"Lol thats a good one. Service dogs should have to fly like any other
animal. It isn't like the person is going to go for a walk while they are on
a plane,"

Alysha
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Dog's 'evacuation' forces emergency landing of US Airways flight to PHL

By Sam  Wood

Friday, May 30, 2014, 

http://www.philly.com/philly/news/Dogs_distress_forces_emergency_landing_of_
US_Airways_flight_to_PHL.html?withgh

Airline passengers often grumble about leg room and the quality of airplane
food.

There's a new complaint being aired by a few hundred souls who boarded a
flight Wednesday from Los Angeles to Philadelphia: Not enough
pooper-scoopers.

A Philadelphia-bound US Airways flight, already two-hours delayed, was
forced to make an emergency landing in Missouri after a passenger's service
dog defecated in the aisle.

"It was the worst smelling blowout I've ever smelled," passenger Steve
McCall told Inside Edition. "It wasn't little pieces, it was full-fledged
dog diarrhea."

The crew was able to clean up the dog's mess. But then the situation took a
turn for the worse.

The dog pooped again.

The stench wafting through the cabin made several passengers sick.

"The second time after the dog pooped they ran out of paper towels, they
didn't have anything else," said McCall. "The pilot comes on the radio,
'Hey, we have a situation in the back, we're going to have to emergency
land.' " 

Outraged passengers documented the incident on Twitter and other social
media platforms.

"People started dry-heaving, a couple of people threw up," McCall said. "The
first time was bad, the second time people said 'You got to get us out of
here! This is nasty.' "  

The plane was diverted to Kansas City. A cleaning crew scoured the aisle.
The voyage resumed.

"You just had to laugh," McCall said. "It was so outrageous and out of
control. It was a story you couldn't make up."

Service dogs are "usually excellent flyers," said Bill McGlashen, spokesman
for US Airways. "They know how to behave and sit in the right area. And this
is just one of the those incidents when the dog became ill."

Folks who rely on service dogs every day say the incident may be much ado
about nothing. 

"I'm sure this would not be a news story if a human had been sick on a
plane," said Jim Kutsch, president and CEO at The Seeing Eye in Morristown,
N.J. and a Seeing Eye dog user since 1970. "Dogs are living beings and they,
too, get sick."

Dogs routinely spend many hours without needing to relieve themselves, he
said. Travelers with service dogs usually adjust the feeding schedules of
their animals to accommodate a long flight. 

"Seeing Eye has been around since 1929, and if this is the first time that a
story like this gets this much attention, it obviously doesn't happen very
often."

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