United plans new animal tags after dog death
United Continental said a flight attendant didn’t realise a bag that a passenger was made to stow in an overhead compartment contained a dog, which died during the flight. The dog’s death on a flight from Houston to New York Monday touched off outrage among some flyers and fresh debate over the transport of animals in plane cabins. United apologised again for the dog’s death and said it will issue new bright yellow tags by April to passengers traveling with pets in carriers. The union representing United flight attendants defended the crew member. “There is not a single flight attendant working for any airline who would knowingly direct a passenger to put their pet in an overhead bin,” a spokeswoman for the Association of Flight Attendants-CWA said. United carries more animals than any other US airline, according to DoT data. <br/>
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United plans new animal tags after dog death
United Continental said a flight attendant didn’t realise a bag that a passenger was made to stow in an overhead compartment contained a dog, which died during the flight. The dog’s death on a flight from Houston to New York Monday touched off outrage among some flyers and fresh debate over the transport of animals in plane cabins. United apologised again for the dog’s death and said it will issue new bright yellow tags by April to passengers traveling with pets in carriers. The union representing United flight attendants defended the crew member. “There is not a single flight attendant working for any airline who would knowingly direct a passenger to put their pet in an overhead bin,” a spokeswoman for the Association of Flight Attendants-CWA said. United carries more animals than any other US airline, according to DoT data. <br/>
