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Forced off plane to Ibiza for not closing dog carrier

A passenger refused to zip up his dog carrier and was forced off the plane.

Could you close the zipper of the bag, please? This question, asked “very politely” according to a witness, was the trigger for the delay last Tuesday night of a flight from Barcelona to Ibiza. Inside the carrier, a small dog. The person responsible, an Italian citizen from Rome.

The refusal of this passenger forced the entire flight crew to intervene, but they were unable to convince him. According to another passenger, seated several rows behind the man and his dog, the dispute started when the plane was heading towards the end of the runway. It was Vueling flight VY3518 scheduled to depart at 20.50 hours.

“He became increasingly belligerent and refused to close the bag”, said the witness, a resident of Ibiza. The discussion reached such a point that the passenger, who did not understand why on flights from Bergamo to Rome and from the Italian capital to Barcelona he was not forced to seal the carrier but the Vueling crew insisted, and let the dog free, who spent a few minutes running around the aisle of the plane.

“He became violent and both the flight attendants and the rest of the crew warned him that they were going to call the Guardia Civil” to get him off the plane. And so it happened almost an hour later, when the agents took him out of the aircraft. “There was a lady with several minors who scolded him for delaying the flight, and another who was afraid of missing the boat to Formentera, this witness told Diario de Ibiza.

Vueling’s website states about the transport of animals: “Any animal within the list of allowed on board that can be carried in an approved carrier, which is not rigid, and that complies with the following measurements: 45x39x21 centimeters and 10 kilos with the pet inside”. It continues that during the flight, “you must place the carrier, with your pet inside, on the floor, between your legs or under the front seat. You will not be able to take it out of the carrier until you disembark from the plane”. A detail that this wayward passenger will surely take a long time to forget.

For the full article, please visit Diario de Ibiza website here.

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