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Ten-month-old French Bulldog puppy dies on a United Flight after air crew 'order its owner...
DAILY MAIL UK ^ | Mar 13, 2018 | Hannah Parry For Dailymail.com

Posted on 03/13/2018 6:32:07 PM PDT by Morgana

FULL TITLE: Ten-month-old French Bulldog puppy dies on a United Flight after air crew 'order its owner to put it in overhead compartment'

A ten-month-old French Bulldog puppy has died after a United Airlines flight attendant allegedly told the dog's owner to put it in the overhead compartment.

The owner boarded United Flight 1284, from Houston's George Bush Intercontinental Airport to New York's LaGuardia, on Monday, with her puppy in its carrier.

But fellow passenger, June Lara, who sat behind the owner on the flight, told Chron.com that a member of the flight crew said the animal should go in the overhead bins.

(Excerpt) Read more at dailymail.co.uk ...


TOPICS: Travel
KEYWORDS: faa; ua; united; unitedairlines
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To: sagar

Hmmm... I’m always amazed at how little some people understand the bond a human can have with an animal; especially a dog.

If you came here and said your child had to sit in the back of the plane because it was crying too much and then it died; how would you feel if someone here said to get over it? In Africa they eat people and little kids. It’s the same thing.


41 posted on 03/13/2018 8:42:43 PM PDT by Boomer (Leftism is a Mental Cancer on Society! Pray for a cure for the diseased and damaged left!)
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To: Morgana

One would think airline employees would be used to dealing with pets. A relative of mine used to bring his cat with him when he flew over here.


42 posted on 03/13/2018 8:46:32 PM PDT by Fiji Hill
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To: Morgana
To some folks, dogs are haram. Could this have been a factor?
43 posted on 03/13/2018 8:48:50 PM PDT by Fiji Hill
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To: Morgana
This is a daily heap contempt on United Airlines story.

They deserve it.

Wife just got back from flying United to and from the mainland (5+ hr flights). She is royally pissed they no longer have in-flight movies OR the usual music channels.

Pay for dog food, no surprise.

Hawaiian Air has all of that, no reason to deal with United, now to find out how to use up United miles some other way..

44 posted on 03/13/2018 9:16:21 PM PDT by doorgunner69 (Give me the liberty to take care of my own security..........)
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To: sagar

believing your customers are scum is exactly how United trains it’s people


45 posted on 03/13/2018 9:17:17 PM PDT by vooch (America First Drain the Swamp)
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To: McGruff
Another solution would be to not allow any animals in the passenger compartment.

That would eliminate Sheila Jackass-ly from stealing someone's 1st class seat in the future.

46 posted on 03/13/2018 9:22:53 PM PDT by doorgunner69 (Give me the liberty to take care of my own security..........)
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To: vooch

Freepers can slam me all they want, but thank god for Emirates and Eithad Airlines and airlines like em, there is a reason why both of these are in the top ten in the world, which is funny because American Airlines used to be the best in the world, and set the standard for air travel service, now they have fallen so low.


47 posted on 03/13/2018 9:45:15 PM PDT by the_individual2014
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To: sagar

“It was a damn dog. In Korea, they eat the puppies. Deal with it, it was a dog. Get another pet.”

This isn’t Korea, and what Koreans do with puppies doesn’t justify this. Take your cold-hearted crap somewhere else.


48 posted on 03/13/2018 9:49:31 PM PDT by bluejean (The lunatics are running the asylum)
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To: Morgana

I was on an American flight (LAX-CLT) with a guy that had his cat in a carrier that he’d bought a seat for. He told me it had made many such trips with him.


49 posted on 03/13/2018 9:57:53 PM PDT by onedoug
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To: vooch

“believing your customers are scum is exactly how United trains it’s people”

Dollar to a dime that mentality is what the upper management has at these US Airlines, they view them as numbers to be milked not customers, and that’s why they suck compared to the east airlines.


50 posted on 03/13/2018 10:05:39 PM PDT by the_individual2014
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To: Jane Long

I agree - Continental was usually solid, friendly, and logical. United was dumb enough to cut or even end some of the most profitable (and constantly full) flights Continental had. Markets that United had little to no flights to (International).

I do NOT like United and have, so-far, been successful in avoiding using them. Thankfully, for 100% of the flights I have taken in the last few years, United has never even come close to being competitive in price (unlike Continental that use to be quite competitive in most markets - while maintaining solid service).


51 posted on 03/13/2018 10:07:51 PM PDT by TheBattman (Democrats-Progressives-Marxists-Socialists - redundant labels.)
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To: TheBattman

I think United is going the way of British Airlines.


52 posted on 03/13/2018 10:11:47 PM PDT by the_individual2014
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To: Morgana

United’s theme song should be “Come fly with us, come die with us” because it sure isn’t “Puppy Love”.


53 posted on 03/13/2018 10:17:35 PM PDT by MadMax, the Grinning Reaper
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To: Morgana

I will never fly that effing airline again


54 posted on 03/14/2018 1:06:52 AM PDT by yldstrk (My heroes have always been cowboys)
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To: donna

Boy I misread that comment. I skimmed “dead dog” and rub salt...My brain jumped to a recipe.


55 posted on 03/14/2018 2:58:56 AM PDT by Vermont Lt (Burn. It. Down.)
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To: Boomer

no, you should not compare the death of a child, your child, to a pet.
i love my dogs and cats, but i LOVE my kids. there is no comparison. I would kill my dog to save my daughter.
You sound like a PETA type.


56 posted on 03/14/2018 4:26:11 AM PDT by ronniesgal ( I wonder what his FR handle is??)
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To: Morgana

When my niece was in medical school in the Caribbean, she used to bring her little cat home in her purse.......


57 posted on 03/14/2018 4:29:33 AM PDT by Hot Tabasco (My cat is not fat, she is just big boned........)
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To: the_individual2014

Agreed -

There was a gradual change in the early 1990s. Before the early 1990s, I only flew US carriers because service and reliability was usually superior. ( Singapore Airlines the exception )

There was a period when US and foreign airlines had roughly the same service and reliability.

However, today US airlines are simply awful compared to their foreign counterparts. I travel not so much these days for work, but absolutely will not travel on a US carrier if a alternative exists.

tragic


58 posted on 03/14/2018 4:29:45 AM PDT by vooch (America First Drain the Swamp)
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To: Morgana

There has to be a real disaster for me to get on an airplane. What used to be an enjoyable event has turned into a stressful nightmare. Rude ass employees and inconsiderate passengers.


59 posted on 03/14/2018 6:41:11 AM PDT by ontap
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To: doorgunner69

“now to find out how to use up United miles some other way..”

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https://moneypantry.com/selling-frequent-flyer-mile/

How to Buy and Sell Airline Miles

http://www.wisebread.com/how-to-buy-and-sell-airline-miles


60 posted on 03/14/2018 6:49:39 AM PDT by sergeantdave (Teach a man to fish and he'll steal your gear and sell it)
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