[imgabe]

You’re not forced to go on an airplane. If you don’t want to be around other humans, stay home.

The comfort of other humans is more important than anyone’s selfish desire to drag their pet to each and every place they happen to go.

[turkeygizzard]

I think a similar argument could be applied to babies on planes

[imgabe]

Babies are people. Dogs are not. We prioritize people over dogs. It’s really not that complicated.

[turkeygizzard]

Right, but if you just replace "pet" with "baby" in your comment, the argument is still relevant. I'm not saying either way is wrong, but I don't think you can immediately conclude that it's fair to bring a baby on a plane that disturbs the 30+ people in immediate proximity while obviously unfair to bring a small pet on board

[imgabe]

It's not still relevant because a baby and a dog are not equivalent. A baby has rights a dog doesn't. A baby might disturb people, so might an adult, but both are humans and you have to take the risk of being disturbed by humans because society is made of humans. Society is not made of or for dogs. Dogs are optional.

The OP was not talking about small pets, which are already allowed. They're talking about buying a separate seat for a large dog. It is utterly insane to expect anyone to spend a cross-country flight with an 80lb Labrador next to them slobbering all over them.

[turkeygizzard]

Fair points! That said, I think I'd personally pay a small premium to sit next to someone's (well behaved) dog lol

[tamaharbor]

There should be a known seating area on every plane for pets and babies. Other passengers can select their seats as appropriate.