where did this come from ?

It's WRONG - there are rules and everyone has to follow them....you have to follow airline procedure and to encourage someone to do this is also wrong.

I agree..

I often THOUGHT about this b/c the fee's are overpriced, not to mention the pet carrier counts as a carry on!! TO ME, the airlines are getting double paid for those of us who do choose to follow the rules!!!
YOU do have to think about "what if", is it worth the $200 to ruin your vacation, delay your flight, and so on.....

I just look at it as if i had a kid and wanted them with me, you would pay for them to be with you no matter the cost....;)

How old are you?

HeHe :D

Even more ridiculous imo is your statement that you have snuck your "Barklee" on 10+ flights with security as it is in this day and age.

AND, even more ridiculous is the fact that I felt the need to respond.

LOL! And I don't know how you'd get them through the xray/metal detectors.

You can't. The xray machine would show the image of the pup! Heck, they are frisking people nowadays.....and someone is saying they can sneak a yorkie in. :rolleyes:

I can hear it now.....excuse me mam but your stuffed animal has bones!:eek:

Cheating Stealing and Lying all go together. If anything respect the people that died in 911 because thats when our freedoms went out the window. We are paying for our safety.

Honestly, I have to agree with those that think that the airlines completely rip us off. I followed all the rules, I made a reservation way ahead of time, I took him to the vet to get the health certificate ($80), I paid for his flight ($100 each way), I bought an airplane approved carrier (KW Alex for more than $100), I gave up my carry on so I had to put my own personal items in my family's bags so we wouldn't have to pay extra to check a bag and for what? Kaji had to be in the bag for 4 hours with no food, water, or a break because the rules state the pet carrier must be under the seat AT ALL TIMES, and what's worse, NO ONE CARED! When I checked him in no one asked to see the dog, the carrier, his health certificate or checked his weight since on the phone they made a really big deal about weight limits. TSA were the only ones that saw my dog because I carried him through the metal detectors after I striped him naked of all clothes and his tags. They didn't even make a big deal either, they told me how cute he was and asked questions about him. The people at the gate couldn't have cared less and I wasn't hiding him at all. He was out playing ball with my fam and me in a corner away from all the other passengers. He was quiet and well behaved. I did break the bag under the seat rule. He sat on my lap during the flight, only being in his carrier for take off and landing. I was definitely surprised that LAX would be so relaxed about a dog, security was tight, but they didn't flinch over a dog. Memphis was the same, they confiscated my hair serum and playfully joked about confiscating my pup because he was just too cute.

BUT, I would never sneak him on. My conscience wouldn't let me sleep at night and I would look so guilty that the TSA people would probably arrest me for looking suspicious. I don't feel bad for having him sit in my lap because I paid good money for him to be on that plane. He didn't bother anyone, he never barked, I wasn't about to let him roam up and down the aisle, and he enjoyed looking out the window, and the biggest part was NO ONE CARED! The other passengers weren't bothered by him at all. That would be the only rule I would break.

Sorry for the rant!

I don't like that they charge either, but that is not the point. The airlines are entitled to their rules and if people don't like them, then I think they should drive.

As for sitting in your lap...that is done all of the time on flights! But...again, if you think four hours is too long for a pup to sit in a carrier, drive.

BUT...bottom line, there is NO sneaking a pup on an airplane these days...don't care what anyone says. It just does not happen.

Drive from LA to TN?
I don't get your point. I paid, and will continue to pay if I ever have to take another flight. I do think it would be stealing to just take a pup, which is why my conscience would never ever let me do something like that. They do charge a crazy price though and demand a lot and then not bother to check. I understand the airlines are entitled to do whatever they want. Maybe I just had the strangest flight experience where no one cared that I had a dog with me. Maybe it was because it was the holidays, I don't know. If the fare was reasonable, I wouldn't of complained.

This is bit of an old thread but came across it my mistake and cant help myself reply.

I have flown 4 times from NY return with my dog - a boston terrier and she sits in her dog bag during the two hour flight. After my first initial flight where I paid $250 for the round trip for her and no one checked or bothered to do anything, I have for the last 3 times flown with her for free as airlines just rip people off. I take her on through security who dont give a crap about you carrying a dog through the xray with me, i take her on the flight who dont check or really care. So i harm no one's so called `freedom` by doing this. some of the replies to this thread are really rediculous.

Maybe i got away with it as I'm british and cheeky but there is no way i am travelling with my dog and she has to pay almost as much as me and she HAS to sit in her bag under the seat in front. if she got her own seat i wouldnt mind. but of course the looks i got when i asked that... i mean as if i was serious about her getting a seat. so i say screw the airline and screw the people that think its criminal. it really isnt. {Removed sentence}

you pay over priced charges for seats, then you have to pay for baggage, pay for drinks and food. so do you not see this is the airlines way of making you pay for another thing...

next thing you are being charged to use the washroom or breathing in the airline oxygen. and some of you here will pay it just thinking `oh thats the way it is`...

i say take your dog on. dont make a fuss about it. dont pay.
if all else fails act like a dumb british tourist if they do ever catch you. you will be surprised what i have got away with over the years.

works for me