Buster Barely Escapes Exile in Zurich as Swissair Almost Loses Pooch!My daughter Alyce and I travelled yesterday from New York City, to Zurich, to the Dressner Family Compound in Poil Rouge, France (see below for photo). Our dog Buster also came along but since he weights over 10 pounds he was in a kennel in the plan for the bulk of the trip. All told, Buster spent about 12 hours caged-up.Although Delta Airlines has a direct New York to Lyon route, they do not accept dogs from June through August. So we are always compelled to take some crazy routing going through Brussels, Zurich, Amsterdam or somewhere else. This time it was Swissair through Zurich. Unfortunately, our plane left JFK airport late and Alyce and I had to run to catch the correspoinding flight to Lyon. Of course, when we got the place, a propeller job in the middle of the runway, there was no dog. I insisted we were not leaving until they found our dog and was then threatened by "This is not possible, you must let the plane leave or we will have the police arrest you." After insisting for some period of time that I was not letting the plane go anywhere and demanding that they send someone to find Buster, I saw I was getting nowhere. The Swiss airport people kept insisting it was impossible. Finally, after yet another threat to have me arrested a van came barrelling up the runway. Safely cloistered inside the van was our beloved Buster. Off we went to Lyon! We learned about Swiss culture during this adventure. Swissair has a stellar reputation and my daughter had water, coffee (decaf), a second cup of coffee and her cognac (non-alcoholic, she's only 13) spilled all over her on four separate occassions. |