Airline for pets soon to take off
The skies may become a little more pet friendly this summer, thanks to a new Delray Beach, Fla., company.
Pet Airways announced yesterday that it will begin offering air transportation for pets in five U.S. cities, including Washington, starting in July, the South Florida Sun-Sentinel reports.
The pets, which the company calls “pawsengers,” will fly in lighted and climate-controlled cabins of turbo-prop planes whose seats have been removed. Pet owners are not allowed to travel with their pets, but can monitor the flights on a Web site, the company said. Also an attendant will travel onboard to care for the animals. The average fare will be about $250 each way, the Sun-Sentinel reports.
In addition to Washington, the airline will serve New York, Chicago, Denver and Los Angeles. More cities could be added later, the company said.
The announcement of the service generated so much interest that traffic to the company's Web site crashed the company's computers this afternoon.
Associated Press file photo: A dog and owner check in at LaGuardia Airport in New York.
Comments
what is their websites address? Thanks
Joel, Hi. It's http://petairways.com/ MC
Posted by: Joel | April 17, 2009 4:42 PM
I think this is a great idea. People should have options when traveling with their pets. There's obviously a need out there to bring your pet with you. Why not offer this service? If people want to pay for it, great. It'll provide jobs for the airlines.
Posted by: Vet Orange County | April 18, 2009 1:01 PM
Wonderful idea. Why couldn't other airlines do a modified version by removing a few seats and have limited space for crates for pets. Maybe four to a flight. It might make people with pets more willing to fly so they could take the pets.
Posted by: mary | April 24, 2009 8:45 AM