Pets Can Travel With Owners On Midwest Airlines

Yahoo News ^ | Thu Jan 26, 11:25 AM ET

[Serb5150]

Sigh. My cat wouldn't fit under one of those seats.

Neither would mine.

[laney]

They could? But you know what was so cool IMO is seeing the Pets evacuated from Hurricaine Katrina flying on Major Airlines, and they looked to all behave....:)

I LOVE PETS!

[crz]

Brought my Cockapoo on a flight two months ago. The only problem I had was that she wanted to get out of the bag to go see everybody when I walked down the isle to my seat. Other than that, she never let out a peep.

I imagined what it would look like that little dandy running up and down the plane greeting everyone she could get to. My dog is way over friendly.

[TX Bluebonnet]

Is this new? When I brought a dachsund puppy home from Nashville, they let me bring his tiny pet carrier as my carry on. He didn't make a peep (or a pee pee) the whole trip. I'm sure he was terrified. Barely drank anything and wouldn't eat.

[Clemenza]

Disgusting. Reminds me of some Third World bus line that allows peasents to bring their pigs with them.

I know one airline I won't fly to Midway.

[HairOfTheDog]

I guess it isn't!

[usflagwaver]

I have found Midwest to be the best airline I have ever flown on. I grew up in Milwaukee so I go there from time to time for family functions. The only problem is they don't fly from San Francisco during the winter. I think they don't want to deal with all the airport closures and delays at SFO due to fog & rain.

[mewzilla]

Awwww. Another handsome mew! Mine's so big we had to buy him a dog bed. All the cat beds were too small. Jeez, about the only critters you could fit under an airline seat are kittens, some puppies, rodents and teacup poodles. I would think, anyway.

[USFRIENDINVICTORIA]

After posting, I realized that Gravol is probably only sold in Canada. Dimetabs has the same active ingredient -- as do several over-the-counter sleep aids, and motion sickness medicines.

[HairOfTheDog]

Well, I don't share your attitude that pets are beneath us somehow, and it's apparently not that new. Most airlines allow pets... 29. So there's apparently lots of airlines you won't want to fly.

[GovernmentShrinker]

Many people give their pets mild sedatives when taking them on airplanes. I've actually never heard any yapping and howling from pets on planes.

[Clemenza]

I move my seat when a fellow passenger has their filthy animal on board.

[HairOfTheDog]

You're real pleasant to be around yourself, I bet.

[Clemenza]

LOL. Not when traveling. I am quite grumpy. Just got off from a 10 hour trip two hours ago.

[Serb5150]

Thank you, she's a very special girl. Standard litter boxes are too small for her to fit in, so I bought her an under the bed storage container.

[HairOfTheDog]

Not when traveling. I am quite grumpy.

I can tell. I see people like you in life, unhappy to be there, bitching about everything, making everyone else around them as miserable as they are. I'd rather travel with my brother's cat.

[mewzilla]

I hadn't thought of that. That's an excellent idea! I'd love to get a Litter Maid, but even the biggest one is too small.

[Caramelgal]

Wow! How much does your kitty weigh? I thought my 20 pound orange tabby, Willie The Wonder Cat was big. Willie is also known to family and friends as either “Boo”, “Buddha” or “Cartman”.

[mewzilla]

My cat smells better than a lot of people I've flown next to. And not just the ones in the cheap seats.

[Clemenza]

Usually I sleep, or simply keep ordering white Russians if I don't have to go to a meeting after the flight. It makes all involved happier.