Pet Airways

Pet Airways Takes to the Skies

Filed under: Luxury Travel & Hotels, Services, Pets

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.

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Pet Airways - World's First Pet Only Airline

by Laura Malesich (RSS feed) —

Filed under: Luxury Travel & Hotels, Pets

Traveling across the country with your pet has often left owners with only less than appealing options. Either stow Fido in the cargo hold of a plane or drive across the country with Fifi in a carrier. Finally, pet travel has a first class option with Pet Airways. Your precious animal can stay in the main cabin of a pet-only airline, without their owners, for just $149 and up! Fly them from coast-to-coast through the chosen inaugural cities of New York, Washington DC/Baltimore, Chicago, Denver and Los Angeles. Simply drop your pet at the airport Pet Lounge, where they will be cared for up to 72 hours in advance of the flight, track your pet's progress through Pet Airways' online system, and pick up your furry friend at the destination's Pet Lounge.This innovative airline will launch July 2009.

[via The Informed Traveler]

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