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Virgin Australia and allowing pets in cabin
Oct 4^th, 2024 at 6:43pm

So it’s been announced by Virgin Australia that they will begin allowing passengers to book their pets to travel with them in the cabin on flights. I have to say, as someone who suffers from a cat allergy, I hope the Federal government steps in with legislation to prevent this on health grounds. Many people have allergies connected to pets such as cats and dogs. How will Virgin Australia handle a situation where a passenger with an allergy finds they are to be seated near an animal to which they are allergic? Does the airline boot them from the flight so the pet can stay, or vice versa? It’s a well-meaning move by the airline, but not particularly well thought through in my opinion and I just don’t see how it can work. Pets need to be transported in crates in the cargo hold, or left behind at a pet kennel or with friends/family for the safety of all passengers onboard.

https://www.dailytelegraph.com.au/news/opinion/doesnt-sound-optimal-virgins-pet-...

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Armchair_Politician Gold Member Offline Australian Politics Posts: 25941 Gender:	Re: Virgin Australia and allowing pets in cabin Reply #1 - Oct 4^th, 2024 at 6:57pm I love this comment from a reader… “If I wanted to share time with language-inhibited, tick-carrying things that growl, bark and snap, I’d watch the ABC."
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chimera Gold Member Online Australian Politics Posts: 11429 armidale Gender:	Re: Virgin Australia and allowing pets in cabin Reply #2 - Oct 4^th, 2024 at 7:03pm It could be fun in turbulence when the cat goes into attack mode or the dog starts urine-marking all the chairs.
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Re: Virgin Australia and allowing pets in cabin
Reply #3 - Oct 4^th, 2024 at 7:07pm

chimera wrote on Oct 4^th, 2024 at 7:03pm:

It could be fun in turbulence when the cat goes into attack mode or the dog starts urine-marking all the chairs.

Virgin Australia has said they’d be in crates of some form under the seats. But you raise an interesting point. What happens on a Sydney-Perth flight? Can’t expect a dog or cat to not answer natures call for that many hours.

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chimera Gold Member Online Australian Politics Posts: 11429 armidale Gender:	Re: Virgin Australia and allowing pets in cabin Reply #4 - Oct 4^th, 2024 at 7:20pm A shoe-box under the seat? The wretched animal will come out seriously maladjusted.
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Grappler Truth Teller Feller Gold Member Offline Australian Politics Posts: 84481 Proud pre-1850's NO Voter Gender:	Re: Virgin Australia and allowing pets in cabin Reply #5 - Oct 6^th, 2024 at 11:48pm They're using Virgin to fly people out of Lebanon?
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