Woman's First Class Seat Was Taken by an Emotional Support Animal

[MurrayDelph]

15. not unless it's a specialized flight

Treating a pet as checked luggage can be injurious to its health. That's why when I travel with my dogs, i drive them, stay at pet-friendly motels, and (if I'm the only human in the car) make all my pit stops at Petco/PetSmart where I can bring them in rather than leave them in the car in the sun. *

That said, if I did have to transport my dogs by air, there are companies that charter flight spaces for them, so that they can travel safely in a pressurized cabin.

* (The one time I did have to make an emergency bathroom break at a roadside rest without sufficient shade, I took advantage of the kindness of a family of German tourists having lunch at a picnic table to hold her lead while I ran in quickly)