{"id":5297,"date":"2024-03-29T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2024-03-29T00:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dwjqp1.com\/american-airlines-pets-baggage-change-2a9b770e62fba682a6059c930d03ba42\/"},"modified":"2024-03-29T00:00:00","modified_gmt":"2024-03-29T00:00:00","slug":"american-airlines-pets-baggage-change-2a9b770e62fba682a6059c930d03ba42","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dwjqp1.com\/american-airlines-pets-baggage-change-2a9b770e62fba682a6059c930d03ba42\/","title":{"rendered":"A big airline is relaxing its pet policy to let owners bring the companion and a rolling carry-on"},"content":{"rendered":"
FORT WORTH, Texas (AP) \u2014 American Airlines is relaxing part of its pet policy to let owners bring their companion and a full-size carry-on bag into the cabin.<\/p>\n
Until this week, people who carried a pet into the cabin \u2014 which involves paying a $150 fee \u2014 could only have one other small item that fit under the seat. <\/p>\n
Anything bigger, like a carry-on bag with wheels, needed to be checked \u2014 for a $35 fee. Or they could put the pet in the cargo hold.<\/p>\n
Now American is letting passengers bring a pet in the cabin and also bring a regular carry-on bag or a personal item \u2014 just not both bags.<\/p>\n
The old policy struck some pet owners as unfair, since they were already paying a pet fee.<\/p>\n
Gary Leff, a travel blogger who first wrote about the change, recalled traveling years ago with a Yorkshire terrier.<\/p>\n
\u201cIt was always frustrating that the dog counted as the carry-on even though I was paying the extra (pet) fee that was sometimes more than the ticket for me,\u201d he said Friday.<\/p>\n
Leff said he thinks American\u2019s change will reduce the urge for travelers to falsely claim that their pet is a service animal that flies for free.<\/p>\n
An American spokeswoman confirmed that the rules change took effect Thursday. <\/p>\n
\u201cWe made the change to provide a more convenient and comfortable experience to customers whose pets fly American,\u201d she said. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
FORT WORTH, Texas (AP) \u2014 American Airlines is relaxing part of its pet policy to let owners bring their companion and a full-size carry-on bag into the cabin. Until this week, people who carried a pet into the cabin \u2014 which involves paying a $150 fee \u2014 could only have one other small item that […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":7,"featured_media":5297,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[50],"tags":[53,1574,51,1978],"yoast_head":"\n
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