Nancy Reagan said that when she left the White House the one thing she would really miss was Air Force One. I understand where she was coming from. Commercial air travel is not for the faint of heart.
To make a very long story short, think what you might about the French (don’t forget I have German roots), they are really good about pets and air travel. We can come and go to French airports at our pleasure. Ireland is another story. Although there is no longer quarantine from the United States, we cannot land in Ireland from the cabin. However, since the destination country makes the cabin decision, pets should be able to leave Ireland in the cabin because US regulations allow it and, indeed, according to Irish regulations that only prohibit the incoming cabin travel, once I am in Ireland I am free to fly home in the cabin of a plane. Here’s where the airlines are the meanies. All the airlines that fly from Ireland to the US say NO to pets in the cabin because they are not allowed to land there from the cabin.
So, we are reworking my reservation to return to the States from Paris. That’s annoying but it gives George another dinner in France. Details to follow.