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Sammyfloyd. You have been (un)lucky. ""I have never seen an actual animal on-board, even if classified as "service animals," in years of flying."" Last trip (in both senses) boarding at DFW for SAN and this old lady in front of me had her Handbag (Purse in US speak) open and a Poodle in it. As we neared the Gate she zipped it in. I simply could not believe my eyes. I was told this was...

Yep like Mfuwe I have seen plenty of dogs and cats being carried on board in the US. If they had been sitting next to me i would certainly have complained !!! Of course "service animals" can be must be carried in the cabin - but if you want to avoid travelling with animals come to Australia - no way known any 4 legged critter apart from a service animal will be allowed in the cabin.

HI, I can tell you that as a whole airline are *very* reluctant to remove passengers for simply bad behavior or behavior that makes a flight less than enjoyable-- for the most part they tend to actively encourage the crews to diffuse the matter on-board-- BUT they are very quick to remove someone whose actions are a safety and/or security risk/threat.. and with the current legal "climate" the airlines enjoy strong support...

To keep you near the shops as long as possible Sammy! That a majority made the flight is an assumption on my part based on Ryanair's average load factors (over 80%) and the aircraft capacity (around 180). It would be a very unusual FR flight to be carrying less than 84 pax but I suppose it us possible.

Two instances is not statistically significant enough to attribute causality.

I supposed if you are getting an upgrade, you might consider splurging a bit just to get the seats you want. I am not sure of availability of seats at T-24 although if you post your flight details, others might be able to tell you. GeoMedic, why would you prefer to fly west on economy? Doesn't the west bound trip take longer?

"WOW... did I pick the Wrong airlines to travel with, on our FIRST time ever traveling through the USA?" Probably not. Keep things in perspective. Big airlines transport hundreds of thousands of people every day on thousands of flights, and hve thousands of employees. So some people are bound to have a bad experience. And I'm not minimizing that - it's no fun when it's YOU being subject to the delay, or the...

$1500 to Europe in high season doesn't sound outrageous.

Here's something that I wonder might help situations with unhappy children on board some flights. Most airlines like to board families with small children before the rest of the pax; in some cases that might mean that, say, a five to seven year old child might look forward to another 30 - 40 minutes of sitting in a seat waiting for pax to board before pushback. Thumbs a'twiddle even the best behaved child might be thinking a five...

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