Your policy makes no mention of how you are going to protect frequent travelers ( an A-lister from the begining and fly regularly) like myself who have SEVERE allergies to cats and dogs. I've already become ill on another airline when someone sitting behind me brought a cat on-board and placed it under my seat on a cross-county flight without notice. Those with my condition already suffer from not being able to go to friends and families homes for extended periods becuase of these allergies. Now I am faced with having to deal with these issues on your flights as well. I'm not against people who love pets taking them along, but their love should not impact my health so Southwest can make a few bucks.
Southwest needs to annouce to travelers when pets are on-board and ask pet owners to move away from people with allergies (why should we give up a favorite seat to accomodate a pet?). Also, it's not just the pets themselves. The dander from these pets will remain behind on your planes and can cause problems for severe sufferers long after the pet is gone. Please at a minimum, restrict pets to a certain known set of rows (in the back of the plane) so people like me can avoid those areas.
After many years of being a loyal passenger of Southwest, I would hate to have to switch airlines because you prefer pets over people like me.
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