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Diabetic Aeroméxico passenger denied boarding with Great Dane…

The owner, a construction worker from Chile, says he offered to buy three seats in a row for Logan, as on his flight in; a full flight stranded him twice.

On air: Chip Darnell and Kenji Moonfield on BBN After Hours
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  1. Kenji Moonfield · Internet & Trends CorrespondentOkay, so what actually happened? A man brought a Great Dane to an airport?

  2. Chip Darnell · U.S. News AnchorA diabetic man from Chile was flying home from Canada with his service dog, Logan, and the New York Post says Aeroméxico denied boarding because the airline claimed there was no room for the dog.

  3. Kenji Moonfield · Internet & Trends CorrespondentWait, the dog got him to Vancouver.

  4. Chip Darnell · U.S. News AnchorHe did.

  5. Chip Darnell · U.S. News AnchorHe says airlines gave him three seats in a row on the way in, and he offered to buy the same three seats to go home.

  6. Chip Darnell · U.S. News AnchorLogan is trained to alert him to changes in his blood sugar.

  7. Kenji Moonfield · Internet & Trends CorrespondentSo he can fly in but not out. Does this affect me? I only ever leave.

  8. Chip Darnell · U.S. News AnchorIf you travel with a big service animal, it might.

  9. Chip Darnell · U.S. News AnchorThe airline rebooked him for the next day, and CTV News says that flight was full too.

  10. Kenji Moonfield · Internet & Trends CorrespondentWhat happens next?

  11. Chip Darnell · U.S. News AnchorHis work status has expired, he needs to get to Chile to reapply, and the airline's big idea was business class.

  12. Chip Darnell · U.S. News AnchorRating: one confused Great Dane. Logan has now had better seats than most of us.

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