[NAGDU] Airlines/preboarding

[Jessica Diaz PC]

Hello,
My husband and I also are a 2 dog family and we always preboard. For me it
is just easier and my main concern is getting the bags and dog situated in a
not crowded environment. Also, as a side note, I use the line with Delta as
well for requesting the bulkhead. For me when I fly, I want the dog to have
room. He is big and his comfort matters to me. Delta is our go to provider
for travel seeing as we use there credit card and always get tons of miles.
They are awesome.
Jessica Diaz And Saunders
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Subject: [NAGDU] Airlines/preboarding

Following up on Sandra's comment.

We do preboard, particularly because we are a two dog family (guide and
service).  For the airline, it seems to fit their methods naturally to do
pre boards.  But I am very sensitive to this, and wouldn't care if it was
preboard, or just a regular seat halfway down the plane.  

I know that no matter where we are, or in what seat, I am going to have have
whole plane load of people behind me, possibly waiting for me.  So.   My dog
and my luggage are dialed in.  I extend leash after turning right just
inside the door to enter the center aisle, and tell Metukah "lead".  She
tows me down the aisle lightly, two feet ahead of me, and I follow.  At our
seat, we duck her in fast.  Standing, sitting or laying, I don't care, for
now.  But she goes in and stays there out of the way.  It might even be in
the seats opposite mine.  No prob because no one's on the flight yet because
we are preboarding.   Next, I throw the bags right onto the seats or seat
floor, and get out of the center aisle.  Being first aboard, the overhead
bins are almost always empty.  Then, if you notice, actually plenty of room
to stand in front of the aisle seat in our row, and just slip bags up into
the overhead, like a "layover" basketball shot so to speak, even as people
walk by in the center aisle onto the plane.  I don't mean throw them - I
find that I can duck my head up from under the bin at the aisle seat and
clear the bin, so that I can just reach up and roll in the bag without
getting out to block the aisle.  Or, if this is a hassle for any of you, I
also just get in the aisle and do it, but be out of the aisle in 30 seconds.
That would be if I'm loading my gear and my wife's too.  

So for me this isn't about disability, except that it is nice to have pre
boarded; it's really only a normal courtesy to treat loading in like a
mission, clear out fast and let people get boarded! 

Happy flying!
Peter 
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