Buddy is going national! *Updated 3/9
Over New Year's we received the exciting news that Buddy had qualified for the 2014 AKC Rally National Championship! It's a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity for us, so we are going. The event is in...
Forum Discussion
BCSnob wrote:
Crow,
Silly me I didn't realize how large Harrisburg's airport is (12 gates). However, there are no non-stop flights from CA which could mean a plane change (lugging carry-ons) in Chicago or Atlanta.
Mark
I had to use frequent flyer miles for my ticket and had a very inflexible timeline to work with, so I am stuck with multiple connections. That's just how it had to be.
The advice I got from many folks experienced with flying a dog in-cabin was to fly first class to avoid being hassled by gate agents and flight attendants.
The best itinerary I could get that met my schedule, let me use my miles, AND was on aircraft that had sufficient under-seat space for Buddy's carrier was...
Bakersfield to Los Angeles
5 hour layover
LA to Chicago, overnight flight
90 minute layover
Chicago to Harrisburg
Coming home
Harrisburg to Dulles
Dulles to st Louis
St Louis to Denver
Denver to Bakersfield
Each return leg had roughly a 2 hour layover
Certainly not perfect, but the best scenario we would get.
