On Mar 7, 10:33*pm, wrote:
On Thu, 7 Mar 2013 10:44:36 -0600, "HeyBub"
wrote:

Robert Macy wrote:

It is my understanding that after some dramatic incidences, and
follow- on lawsuits, that the cargo holds [where all the luggage is
stored] is heated and pressurized.

Not always.

The pilot has a device, called the "Dead Dog Switch", that he flips if there
is an animal in the cargo hold. If no animal, the airline saves fuel by not
climatizing the area.

I don't believe that's true, at least in modern aircraft. *The floor
won't like the pressure differential. *The round structure of the
fuselage is the pressure vessel.

You can put this information to good use.

When the flight attendant asks you if there's anything you need, look up at
her with a pained expression and a tear in your eye and say: "This airline
froze my dog to death (sniff)."

You'll almost always get a free drink.

...or "help" from the TSA master-groupers.

I believe it is pressurised but only optionally heated.