Woman Booked Plane’s Entire Business Class to Fly Dog

By Queuebot in Animals & Pets, Auto & Transportation on Aug 13, 2009 at 4:27 pm

An Israeli woman paid $32,000 for the entire Business Class of an El Al flight to allow her dog (and an accompanying vet) to fly with her. She told reporters any price was worth it to keep her pet free from the stress of cargo travel:

“All that mattered to me was to have my baby with me during the flight so that I can take care of him.”
El Al told the Haaretz newspaper in Israel it had never had such a request before. “But after the lady explained her special relationship with her dog and expressed her willingness to pay extra in order to fly with him, we agreed.”

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Tags: Book & Literature, business class, dog, fly, israeli, Plane, tickets, woman

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aging hipster
Aug 13th, 2009 at 4:56 pm
Because it would be RIDICUlOUS to charter a plane.
star4589
Aug 13th, 2009 at 5:29 pm
“He is my child, not a dog”….that explains everything. does she tuck it in at night and make it wear diapers too?
sc0tty
Aug 13th, 2009 at 5:31 pm
On today’s episode of lifestyles of the rich & famous…
ByrdBrain
Aug 13th, 2009 at 6:25 pm
“…her special relationship with her dog…” Yep,- okay- say no more. I don’t need that image in my head.
avraamov
Aug 13th, 2009 at 7:08 pm
beneath contempt.
Steohawk
Aug 13th, 2009 at 7:20 pm
It’s amazing how quickly this airline was willing to screw the rest of its potential customers in order to accommodate a single rich person.
ted
Aug 13th, 2009 at 8:12 pm
Yes, a “special relationship”. I assume that Rex is a member of the mile high club now.
Vonskippy
Aug 13th, 2009 at 9:54 pm
Barking mad, that’s what that is.
Ant Dude
Aug 14th, 2009 at 1:10 am
Can’t she get her own private jet for this?
Lasse
Aug 14th, 2009 at 1:24 am
This can´t upset me, she paid for it.
seefish3
Aug 14th, 2009 at 3:53 am
Doesn’t bother me either, because someone made it up.

Even if it is true, do you want blog commenters telling you how to spend YOUR paycheck?
Gail Pink
Aug 14th, 2009 at 8:38 am
If she has the money she has the right to spend it any way she chooses, even if she is completely nuts.
Gauldar
Aug 14th, 2009 at 9:49 am
The stupid people keep the economy going.
trollkind
Aug 14th, 2009 at 10:34 am
Someone take that money away from her, it could be put to way better use elsewhere.
Skipweasel
Aug 16th, 2009 at 2:03 pm
Once again, conspicuous consumption shows how unattractive it can be.

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