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[Alyallen]

Maybe this should go elsewhere but it is about pet travel....

Fluffy and Fido grounded as Air Canada bans pets
Thu Jun 21, 4:45 PM ET


OTTAWA (Reuters) - Sorry Fluffy. Tough luck, Fido. Air Canada will be banning all pets from its passenger planes from July 15 this year.


The airline decided to stop carrying cats and dogs in the cargo hold because of increasing load factors as well as tighter security measures that are leading people to check more bags, said airline spokesman Peter Fitzpatrick.

"Animals in the hold actually reduce the amount of space we have for luggage because you've got to leave an area for ventilation or oxygen and as well they require extra handling," he said.

The airline stopped carrying pets in the cabin last September because of concerns over passengers with allergies. People who want to transport their pets after July 15 can use planes operated by Air Canada's cargo operation.

Fitzpatrick said the decision was not directly linked to the case of a Canadian doctor whose dog died of carbon monoxide poisoning while in the hold of a flight in early 2004. The plane was operated by a now defunct Air Canada subsidiary.

The Canadian Transport Agency (CTA) ruled in 2006 that the airline was not liable for the death of animals in its care.

[ucfvgirl]

I have booked a flight from Seoul to Vancouver on September 2nd and I will be taking my dog. I have already made the reservation and there was no mention of this to me when I booked his ticket. Where did you get this information from?

[ucfvgirl]

Never mind...I found it on the net. I called Air Canada and I am ok because I have already booked my ticket. So, for anyone else out there planning to take your pet home after July 15th, you better book your ticket before that date. You will be allowed to bring your pet as long as you pay for your ticket prior to July 15th.

[Wondering]

That is scary! I don't want to end up trapped in Korea! I mean, I love living here and all and don't have immediate plans to go back, but I sure as heck want the freedom to go. (Not taking my dogs is not an option.)