http://www.upgradetravelbetter.com/2006/09/13/the-flying-petting-zoo-vs-the-war-on-allergens/ Living the first class life -- at coach prices Thu, 04 Dec 2008 00:58:43 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=3399 http://www.upgradetravelbetter.com/2006/09/13/the-flying-petting-zoo-vs-the-war-on-allergens/#comment-14796 Hello Kitty: Flight delayed 30 hours because of a cat » Upgrade: Travel Better Sun, 20 May 2007 00:15:23 +0000 http://www.upgradetravelbetter.com/2006/09/13/the-flying-petting-zoo-vs-the-war-on-allergens/#comment-14796 [...] Related: - The flying petting zoo vs. the war on allergens [...] […] Related: - The flying petting zoo vs. the war on allergens […]

]]> http://www.upgradetravelbetter.com/2006/09/13/the-flying-petting-zoo-vs-the-war-on-allergens/#comment-188 Anonymous Fri, 15 Sep 2006 00:06:00 +0000 http://www.upgradetravelbetter.com/2006/09/13/the-flying-petting-zoo-vs-the-war-on-allergens/#comment-188 I've travelled on Northwest with my fat cat (too large for cabin travel) and I have nothing but props for the NWA folks who looked after him. True to their word, he was last on and first off the cargo on at least one flight that I can attest to (I happened to have a window seat that allowed full view of the baggage handling). We also had a hiccup - on the outbound trip it turns out the flight was delayed. When I asked the gate attendant about the welfare of my baby, she called downstairs and asked. Turns out the animal attendant had taken apart his cage to let him out for a while when she learned of the delay and now couldn't get his cage back together. So I got to take a trip to the bowels of the Minneapolis airport and viewed the animal holding site firsthand. It was clean and bright, with large cages. The attendant seemed attentive and kind, allowing me to hold and pet my cat for quite a while (which made us both feel better). All in all, the trip was as smooth as could be because of the professional workers at NWA. I’ve travelled on Northwest with my fat cat (too large for cabin travel) and I have nothing but props for the NWA folks who looked after him. True to their word, he was last on and first off the cargo on at least one flight that I can attest to (I happened to have a window seat that allowed full view of the baggage handling). We also had a hiccup - on the outbound trip it turns out the flight was delayed. When I asked the gate attendant about the welfare of my baby, she called downstairs and asked. Turns out the animal attendant had taken apart his cage to let him out for a while when she learned of the delay and now couldn’t get his cage back together. So I got to take a trip to the bowels of the Minneapolis airport and viewed the animal holding site firsthand. It was clean and bright, with large cages. The attendant seemed attentive and kind, allowing me to hold and pet my cat for quite a while (which made us both feel better). All in all, the trip was as smooth as could be because of the professional workers at NWA.

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