Who will be in the seat next to you? Airline passengers will be able to take their pets on the plane with them as from December. The major airlines are expected to make announcements on their policies before the legal change comes into effect on December 2. What could possibly go wrong? Civil Aviation Safety Authority rules state: “… you may need to consider the type of animal and how it is carried, contained and restrained, its reaction to noise and being out of its natural environment, nuisance to other passengers, distraction to flight crew, and how excrement or fluids will be contained.” Surely any one of those rules would point out how stupid the idea is.

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