"It's official: Pigs can't fly"

Wednesday, June 26, 2002

It's official: Pigs can't fly
The Associated Press


PAW PAW, Mich. - Pigs can't fly, after all - at least not in the passenger
cabin.

Northwest Airlines is backing away from an earlier decision to grant a
Vietnamese potbellied pig flying rights equal to those of small dogs and
cats.

Northwest now says the pig named Pork Chop must ride with luggage and other
animals in stowage below the passenger cabin - even if she is a star.

Pork Chop is part of a Michigan woman's ventriloquism act. Alicia Dacoba and
her pig are scheduled to tape an appearance on the Fox series "30 Seconds to
Fame" next month.

Dacoba says the pig has never caused any problems during flights in the
passenger cabin. She rides in a special container designed to fit under
airline seats.

An airline spokeswoman says the airline is merely enforcing a rule it had
previously bent to accommodate Pork Chop.

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