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

Sat May 31 23:30:02 UTC 2014

Oh, yeah, those are really horrific comments, and I think they are to be concerned over. However, every time you have a story, the commentors come out of the woodwork and have nasties to say about it. It is to be concerned over.

Cindy
cindyray at gmail.com

On May 31, 2014, at 6:10 PM, Darla J. Rogers via nagdu <nagdu at nfbnet.org> wrote:

> 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
> 
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: nagdu [mailto:nagdu-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of Alysha via nagdu
> Sent: Saturday, May 31, 2014 5:44 PM
> To: 'NAGDU Mailing List, the National Association of Guide Dog Users'
> Subject: Re: [nagdu] Service Dog's 'evacuation' forces emergency landing of
> US Airways flight to PHL
> 
> 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
> -----Original Message-----
> From: nagdu [mailto:nagdu-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of Ginger Kutsch via
> nagdu
> Sent: Saturday, May 31, 2014 6:54 AM
> To: NAGDU Mailing List, the National Association of Guide Dog Users
> Subject: [nagdu] Service Dog's 'evacuation' forces emergency landing of US
> Airways flight to PHL
> 
> 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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