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No, this is a long-standing myth which is entirely false. It wouldn't make sense from an engineering standpoint as it would move the pressure differential to th
by bri3d 6y ago
No, this is a long-standing myth which is entirely false. It wouldn't make sense from an engineering standpoint as it would move the pressure differential to the flat (and thus weak) floor of the airplane, rather than the round (and thus strong) outer hull.
However, the hold is not climate controlled to the same degree as the cabin, so he may have gotten cold-ish. But even then, the cargo hold is not a particularly inhospitable place. Living things (animals) are for better or for worse shipped that way all the time.
- Judgmentality 6y ago> Living things (animals) are for better or for worse shipped that way all the time. They also die a lot this way. https://www.treehugger.com/as-pet-deaths-continue-airlines-pressured-to-change-their-ways-4862979 https://www.treehugger.com/as-pet-deaths-continue-airlines-p...
- bri3d 6y agoI agree that this situation is both tragic and depressingly, probably avoidable, although it is worth pointing out that the rate is just over one in ten thousand for the worst airline (United) or two in 100,000 for the best (Alaska). From my reading, unfortunately causes seem relegated to anecdata in this case as only rates are officially recorded. Reading anecdotes, however, the issues also seem to mostly be related to ground-handling and packaging issues, between animals which are not properly crated (much as the human in the article seems to have been improperly crated!) or are heartbreakingly left on the tarmac for extended timeframes during harsh weather.
- graton 6y ago> They also die a lot this way. Well that article shows a total of 78 animal deaths over a three year period. Out of 1,244,401 animals transported. So a percentage of 0.0063%, which I'm not sure qualifies as "a lot".