Pet Airways Takes to the Skies

by Lisa Palladino (RSS feed)
Jul 18th 2009 at 8:01PM

You know how awful your luggage sometimes looks after being batted around in a plane's cargo area. As a responsible pet owner, why would you put your pet through that? Not to worry -- Pet Airways has launched and is ready to help your pet travel safely and comfortably in the main cabin. Just launched this month, inaugural cities are New York, Washington, D.C., Chicago, Denver, and Los Angeles. You needn't (and in fact, can't) fly with your pet. He or she flies with other "pawsengers," all safely ensconced in appropriately-sized Pet Airways-provided carriers and cared for by attendants on one of Pet Airways' five planes. Here's how it works. Fares right now range from $149 - $299; info can be found here.

You may need to do just a bit extra, though -- the airline flies out of smaller, regional airports right now, so an extra trip may be in order for you to drop off your pet, and the Pet Airways flight takes longer than a standard flight due to stops along the way. MSN did a good piece that offers more details.

As a pet owner, I offer my thought that traveling sans the pet and then picking him or her at the airport makes for a happier trip for all.

Tags: airline, cat, cats, dog, dogs, Pet Airways, PetAirways, pets, travel

Filed under: Luxury Travel & Hotels, Services, Pets

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Shira Jul 27th 2009 9:02AM

It's a step in the right direction, but the point is to spare your pet the separation and anxiety of being handled and flying alone. Is it so difficult for airlines to allow a crate to be belted into a seat next to you, or something like that, for pets over 12" high or whatever the on-board cutoff is?