Dogs and cats on planes sitting with passengers.

While I appreciate the concerns of those with allergies - guide dogs are allowed in the cabin.

www.caa.co.uk/passengers/prm/travelling-with-an-assistance-dog/#:~:text=Airlines%20must%20accept%20all%20assistance,usually%20a%20little%20more%20space).

Do those with allergies check one isn't likely to be on board?

I think that’s allowed because they’re from the EU Josann, but not from outside the EU. Bulbs are easy to transport however, unlike a massive bouquet of flowers. I have to admit that I cannot see why anyone would buy fresh tulips to bring home, they’re easily available to buy here. I’ve currently got a lovely bunch of yellow ones in our living room, and a bunch of different coloured ones (bought by my son and DiL to welcome us home) and they’re in the kitchen.

Callistemon21

I've never seen flowers or plants on a plane 🤔

Schipol Airport Amsterdam, I saw people buy ing both bulbs and fresh tulips to board planes.

maddyone

Cossy imagine sitting on the seat where a dog has had its bottom!
Larger dogs are allowed on American internal flights.
Thankfully not here.
Preferably not anywhere, and in my opinion, not even smaller ones in carry cages.

I agree and we have 4 dogs in our home!!!

Cossy imagine sitting on the seat where a dog has had its bottom!
Larger dogs are allowed on American internal flights.
Thankfully not here.
Preferably not anywhere, and in my opinion, not even smaller ones in carry cages.

Nor have I Callistemon.

Every time I see this post I have this vision of dogs and cats (few humans) sitting upright with airline seat belts on!


On a serious note, what a nightmare it would be, barking and growling and meowing and hissing and dog and cat poo and wee? How awful!

I've never seen flowers or plants on a plane 🤔

Someone got fined $1,000 for taking a couple of apples into Australia. It was apples she'd taken on the plane as a snack and not eaten.

Just looked it up, and it seems we can not bring flowers or plants into the UK without a phytosanitary certificate, which means certificate of plant health. If bringing from the EU it is allowed, no idea why, but a plant from the EU seems to be just as likely to carry disease as one that’s not.
With regard to allergies, I cannot see why plants or flowers are allowed in plane cabins.
They could indeed cause a severe allergic reaction in some people.
Apart from that, I imagine they’d be a nuisance to store and could make people trying to put a case in the cabin cupboard rather annoyed if someone else was asking for their plant to be protected.
So a big no from me for animals and plants in cabins. It’s not as if a plant can’t be easily bought in the country of origin.

With regard to flowers/plants on planes, I assume this can only be on internal flights since it is illegal in most countries to import flowers and plants, and even many vegetables. You cannot take so much as an apple into New Zealand, it’s illegal, and highly policed at the border.

It's the thought of a barking dog or howling cat that bothers me

AGAA4

I think what some of us are saying is there is no need for animals to be in the cabin area for many reasons and a common allergy to animals is just one. The cabin would stink if several dogs were " doing their business" in a confined space is another reason.

That conjures up the most gross scenario ever, on good reason for not having animals on flights.

I think what some of us are saying is there is no need for animals to be in the cabin area for many reasons and a common allergy to animals is just one. The cabin would stink if several dogs were " doing their business" in a confined space is another reason.

On Brittany Ferries pets have to go with their owners in a separate area. I think that is sensible.

Callistemon21

MissInterpreted

With all due respect, the same could be said about anyone who is allergic to anything.

Not easy to get to a hospital when mid-flight across an ocean.

Peanuts are not served for that reason.

I understand that - but people can have life-threatening allergies to all kinds of things. My friend had a very severe allergic reaction on a transatlantic flight - thankfully she did have her epipen to hand. As I said, I wouldn't take my dog on a flight anyway, but you cannot expect to be able to avoid anything which might cause an allergic reaction. Many people are allergic to latex, for instance.

I have never been in a plane with an animal not in the hold and I hope I never will it’s ridiculous All animals should be in the hold in cages

AGAA4

GG13 I had some bad ones too where I went unconscious in the ambulance as I couldn't breathe.

Asthma can be very scary, I wish people were aware of how serious/dangerous an asthma attack can be.

Where will they do their 'business'?

GG13 I had some bad ones too where I went unconscious in the ambulance as I couldn't breathe.

AGAA4

NHS England. 3 people died each day from asthma and every 10 seconds someone will have a life threatening asthma attack.

I was resuscitated twice before I was 27 due to severe asthma attacks.

MissInterpreted

With all due respect, the same could be said about anyone who is allergic to anything.

They ban nuts nowadays. Any other allergy and be managed by dietary control and Air filtration. . Sitting next to so an animal you breathe in their hair, fur ,dander before it reaches the filters. A ridiculous thing to do. Animals should be in a separate area, along with their owners.

Is there the same problem with flowers and allergies? Passengers sometimes bring on-board bunches of flowers, and orchids etc.

NHS England. 3 people died each day from asthma and every 10 seconds someone will have a life threatening asthma attack.

MissInterpreted

With all due respect, the same could be said about anyone who is allergic to anything.

We always had dogs when I was a child, when I was first married we had dogs.

I have had asthma since a child, it began to get worse in my late teens, by the time I was 27 I had been hospitalised so many times I lost count. It was eventually discovered that I had become extremely allergic to dogs.

I need to take extra medication if I know I am going to be near dogs or be anywhere where dogs have been.

The thought of getting on a plane with dogs in the cabin or they have been under the seat I am sitting in, terrifies me…