hopemax
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- Apr 1, 2000
Some other TV show, maybe Inside Edition(?) got on board the same type of plane (while empty) with the same type of pet carrier. They showed that the carrier partially fit under the seat ahead, but that a section was jutting out into the feet area. It wasn't sticking out in the aisle where people walk.
I have a carry-on bag that does the same thing. Depending on which airplane I'm on, sometimes the whole bag neatly slips under the whole seat and is totally out of the way. Other times, a good 3-4 inches sticks out and I have to kind of turn my feet sideways. Depending on the FA going down the aisle, making sure that everyone's seat belt is fastened, she may or may not make me move the bag to overhead.
I've been curious about the under-the-seat configuration. I know when I've been traveling without DH, usually on Southwest, I have to cognizant of the fact that my aisle seat bag space is a couple inches narrower than the middle or window seat. We've also been on a United plane where our row had some sort of metal box under the seat in front of me, so a bag that should have fit, couldn't and we had to rearrange our stuff. Finally, we recently booked a flight on United, and I was looking at a non-United website about the best and worst places to sit. There were reports on the 777-300ERs that if you have seats E or F, you will arrive to find a support in the middle of the under the seat space, and that this is not mentioned when you are choosing your seats on United's website.
I have been wondering if the FA was a little more pro-active, if the dog could have been placed under a different seat somewhere on the plane. Either the daughter's or possibly re-seat them.
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