Checking pet on flights...I'd rather not

http://seattletimes.com/html/localnews/2024645037_alaskapetsxml.html

joyfull wrote:http://seattletimes.com/html/localnews/2024645037_alaskapetsxml.html

In 1975, the U.S. Congress passed the Airline Deregulation Act which essentially blocked people from suing airlines for anything having to do with "rates, routs and services." Basically, except for personal injuries, the average person has no recourse for much of anything the airline does.

The courts have interpreted that just about anything an airline does relates to "services." The only recourse is a complaint to the U.S.D.O.T. (Department of Transportation) and then the DOT only uses it for statistical purposes.

I know this because one time a couple of years ago I tried to get some excess value coverage on luggage in Guadalajara. No one knew anything about declaring excess value on luggage even though it said it right on the back of the ticket or someplace. I was told I could bo here-and-there to find out, but there was no time so I passed.

With my good luck, there were no problems with my luggage, but I did want to know more so I looked up stuff and found the information about the 1975 legislation and my mind was jogged when I read the article from the link.