[NAGDU] Airline seat designations

[Michael Forzano]

Many airlines including Alaska will put a guide dog user in premium
economy for free. I fly Alaska all the time and if they tried to
charge for the seat you probably got someone who didn't know the
policy.

Economy is just a standard seat. Regardless of the size of the plane
that usually means 30 to 31 inches of pitch (the distance between your
seatback and the back of the seat in front of you). Economy + and
their equivalents typically have 3 extra inches, or sometimes more if
you're sitting in a bulkhead. That is hit or miss as some bulkheads
have a wall in front of you, which I don't find to be great for us as
there is no seat in front of you for the dog to slide under. Other
bulkhead rows have a first class seat in front of you which gives you
tons of room.

I'd definitely call and see about getting into Economy Plus.

Mike

On 1/17/20, Bryan Gearry via NAGDU <nagdu at nfbnet.org> wrote:
> That is if customs doesn't get fouled up. Its 18 hours coming back from
> Europe to Alaska because of Customs. It would be shorter to fly Condor
> over the poles, but the operate in the summer only and go to Frankfort
> instead of Amsterdam.
>
> On 1/17/2020 8:49 AM, Tracy Carcione via NAGDU wrote:
>> Wow, 14-hour flights!  Non-stop?  I'm not sure Krokus could handle that.
>> Tracy
>>
>>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: NAGDU [mailto:nagdu-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of Bryan Gearry
>> via NAGDU
>> Sent: Friday, January 17, 2020 12:46 PM
>> To: NAGDU Mailing List, the National Association of Guide Dog Users; Tracy
>> Carcione
>> Cc: Bryan Gearry
>> Subject: Re: [NAGDU] Airline seat designations
>>
>> I fly Alaska majority of the time. Until recently, they have always put
>> me in the bulkhead with my guide which is a big Golden. Now thy consider
>> that Premium and I have to pay and extra 130$. Where as before there was
>> no up charge. This is a new way to charge people with disabilities. Goes
>> for the same with people in wheel chairs.
>>
>> So far flying Delta internationally, I have not run into this as long as
>> you talk to accessibility desk first. I have been taking 14 hour flights
>> and so far they have been very accommodating. Alaska USED to be.
>> Camden and bryan
>>
>> lOn 1/17/2020 7:15 AM, David via NAGDU wrote:
>>
>>> Sometimes the airline's disability desk can advise you on seats. Delta
>>> will put you in Comfort Plus at no additional cost if you deal with
>>> their disability desk. I find that booking by telephone with them
>>> after I have done my research works well and there is no additional
>>> telephone booking charge. I have found them to be very helpful. We
>>> need extra time for connections because Claire refuses to use the
>>> indoor "parks" and they work with us to get solid break time between
>>> connections.
>>>
>>> *David in Clearwater, FL*
>>> *david at bakerinet.com*
>>> *
>>> *
>>> On 1/17/2020 9:06 AM, Tracy Carcione via NAGDU wrote:
>>>> Can one of you frequent flyers enlighten me about airline seat
>>>> designations,
>>>> maybe?
>>>>
>>>> I have a seat called "economy" on a Boeing 757.
>>>>
>>>> I know I had plenty of room for me and Krokus in "economy+" on a
>>>> commuter
>>>> plane, one of those planes with maybe 80 seats.
>>>>
>>>> So do I need to upgrade to "economy+" to be sure we both have some
>>>> space?
>>>> It's a 6 hour international flight, so I don't want to be really
>>>> squashed
>>>> in.
>>>>
>>>> Thanks.
>>>>
>>>> Tracy
>>>>
>>>>
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