Portly passengers may pay twice on United
This week United Airlines joined Southwest and several other airlines in formalizing and posting a “seatmates of size” policy on its website. (From a 2007 Well-Mannered Traveler column on this topic, courtesy MSNBC.com) Although the policy was quietly posted on the airline’s Web site some time ago, it went into effect just this past Wednesday, […]
More rooms with a zoo
Last summer I flew cross-country to escort retired guide-dog Joplin (below) from Montreal to her new family in Seattle. The airline misplaced the dog carrier and the dog only understood French, but with the help of about a dozen United Airlines employees at Montreal Airport, Joplin made her flight and arrived “home” safely. Now, after […]