Airline bans pets in cabins. How do you feel about this?

Very good point there with pets making a mess in the cabin and making it smell even worse than it may have already been.

yup. i think so, too. but ofcourse, pets should undergo first with all the medical checkups to ensure the safety of other passengers, too.

that is a good point as well as some pets would not want to be away from their owners on the plane. I would prefer driving with my pet so they could be close to me if the airline would not let me take my pet, if I had one.

Here's the major problem with that: Only small pets that can fit in a bag under the seat are allowed on the aircraft. Sure, service animals are allowed, and every once in a while you'd see a German Shephard seeing-eye dog, but you can't take a pet any larger than a shih-tzu on board anyways. Is it fair that those pet owners aren't allowed to keep their pets in the cabin? Of course it is, so why is it a problem if they stop allowing smaller animals as well? I used to be an airline pilot, and we would see animals in the cargo all the time. One morning we even heard a rooster crowing. Pets went back there all the time, and often they were frightened. I used to take the time to talk to them, just to calm them down a bit, but DON'T EVER OPEN A CAGE ON AN AIRPORT RAMP!!!! I can't stress this enough. Animals are frightened with all of the loud noises, and will run. If the animal gets out and isn't caught right away, they will shoot it. Why? The danger of this animal wandering on a runway in front of a departing aircraft is too great, and could cause a serious accident if an aircraft hits it. Unfortunately, most of the animal deaths happen because the cargo compartment is too hot while the aircraft is on the ground. This only happens in the summer, and most airlines will enforce an animal embargo. In fact, in the aircraft I used to fly we'd get cargo fire warnings all the time because of the heat. Of course there was no fire, but would you feel comfortable having your pet in a room so hot the fire alarm goes off? But I don't want to scare you away from it. Airlines have become very cogniscent of animals and make a point of keeping them out of the cargo bin and in the shade until the aircraft has powered up and air conditioning is running sufficiently. I always made a point of finding the owner of the animal, and personally walk back to tell them their pet is safely on board the airplane and doing well. Perhaps its time for airlines to start doing this for everyone. I know I would pay quite a bit extra for this service.

The airlines started this nonsense when they banned peanuts because some people may be allergic to them. So, now everyone has to suffer and eat stale potatochips. The times I fly I take the dog in a carrier with me. I don't put him in the cargo hold anymore because once he was left on the end of a runway with a cat. The cargo people forgot about them and we waited for over 30 min until they tracked him down.

The only time they should have pets in a store, is if they are blind and have a guidance dog. The airlines do have the right to make this rule if they want to, just like companies have rules the employees follow at work. If I had a pet and wanted it to go along with me, I think it would be better to drive.

I agree that it would make people with allergies happier as they would not have to worry about sneezing or having itchy or watery eyes. I probably would not take my pet with me and would leave my pet with a neighbor or someone that I trust to look after my pet while I was away.

That is a very good point having to deal with all the smells passing through the air. I have not seen anyone bring a pet on a airline as of yet so it has not been a concern yet.