An American Airlines passenger brought a dog on board who defecated on the seat. The stench wafted through the cabin. Since the pet was outside of a carrier kept underneath the seat, either the airline wasn’t enforcing its pet in cabin rules or the passenger claimed this was a service animal and filled out the paperwork attesting to it.
@AmericanAir – I had a very stinky situation last night on #AA3077 (CLT to ORF). A dog defecated on the seat across from me. It smelled AWFUL for the entire flight. See picture below for the turd in the sky. #turdinthesky pic.twitter.com/LU210ZOZZQ
— sarah k (@sgeorge123x) September 29, 2024
I recently offered 5 easy ways to instantly spot a fake service animal at the airport or on a plane. I didn’t even think to add, “they poop on the seat.”
I don’t know if the seat, though, is better or worse than the cabin floor? And whether it’s better or worse when a dog does it or a passenger?
@AmericanAir come on … how & why is it okay for a dog to roam around on a flight.. #highlyallergic #dogownersdobetter #customerservice #aa2308 #13a does the dog belong to anyone? pic.twitter.com/QLtWCFAgoU
— Kassandra Lennox (@addicted2u05) May 1, 2024
Had the worst experience on my recent birthday trip with @AmericanAir Someone had a poop accident in the aisle right next to me & they are refusing to compensate ! Talk about a crappy way to celebrate! #AmericanAirlines #BirthdayBlues #customerservicefail pic.twitter.com/f9hnyPSsLc
— Fete Jen (@fete_jen) October 16, 2023
I guess here the upside is that it’s mostly solid, and so easier to clean, as long as they bother to clean the plane between flights since that might sacrifice an on-time departure.
Animals always bong in cargo.
And the owner didn’t bother to clean it up?
@Lance,
If what you said were truly the case, then…if I was a pet…I’d want to party in the cargo hold as well.
Similar happened on a flight my wife was working. She said that if the dog pooped again, they’re landing the plane and the family would be paying for the costs associated with the diversion. Dog was promptly put in the crate.
How it should be.
I’m always having to pay someone to do that to me, in my hotel room.
Can’t anybody just pick up the poop and flush it? All you folks that carry wet wipes for fear of germy tray tables, pass them over. FAs, demand they stock Arm and Hammer Cat Litter deoderizer for what won’t wipe off of the carpet. That stuff will overpower any odor.
This shit has got to stop – the airplane cabin is for humans – not animals.
I totally agree with David Miller. A service animal is one thing and they are trained and do not poop or jump on people. I was kicked off a flight a while back because a Great Dane big enough to put a saddle on it and ride it started jumping on me and I’d asked the crew if they could ask someone to be swap seats since I am allergic to pet dander (Gary wrote an article about that)
This is getting it of hand! I think we passengers should feel confident that animals are going to jump on them and poop on the seats!
Not sure why owner wouldn’t clean it up and dispose of the poop in the bathroom? They just left if there the remainder of the flight? Dog owner should be banned / otherwise punished for not cleaning up after dog. Seems like some details are missing here.
Other than people with documented significant disabilities that necessitate a dog no more animals in the cabin. Planes are for people. If you can’t/won’t leave Fido or Tabby behind stay home.
The government must start requiring certificates that certify that the dog is a service animal. It doesn’t have to say what the disability is, just that it’s a certified, trained service dog. And it must start doling out heavy fines for anyone caught using a fake certificate.
Well it would have smelled just as bad if it had pooped in the crate.
A real shit show until the airlines ban faux service animals (or raise their fees)
We need to regulate these THINGS just like at the local level. Dog Licenses are required by cities for liability purposes why not for ADA?
Are they sure it was from the dog?
Any chance to shit on AA, right Gary?
Tim Dunn flew AA and left his calling card?
Well WHO could have possibly foreseen that happening?
/s
These airlines should be banned from even flying with rules like this in place due to public health and safety reasons.