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Pet Airways - Flying with Fido and Fifi
By Ed Perkins on Travel
Pet Airways
All the recent publicity about the start of
My basic advice -- as a dog owner for nearly 40 years -- is, "Unless you can't avoid it, don't."
But you sometimes can't avoid it, so here are your options.
PET AIRWAYS
As far as I can tell, if your pet won't fit into an underseat carrier,
Pets fly in the "main" cabin of a small twin-turboprop, in "carriers" designed for the purpose. The airline provides water and food and it stops for breaks. All in all, it appears to be the least traumatic way for a pet to fly.
So far,
Prices depend on the pet's size and weight. Minimum rates range from $149 to $299 each way, depending on distance. The rate for my 50-pound poodle from Los Angeles to New York would be $349. A dog 32 inches high, weighing 120 pounds, would cost $399; the line currently isn't accepting dogs over those limits. As an aside, the Website's pricing system asks for a pet "height" without specifying how to measure; I assumed at the shoulder.
Obviously,
CABIN BAGGAGE
Some major airlines allow you to take small pets into the cabin in pet carriers as carry-on baggage. That would seem to be the best solution for very small -- and very well behaved -- pets, but, of course, it wouldn't work at all for larger ones. Fees vary; current charges (each way) are $69 on
CARGO
Most airlines accept pets in carriers as cargo in the cargo hold. Although cargo holds are heated and pressurized, every animal I've ever seen shipped that way arrived thoroughly traumatized. Some airlines do not accept pets as cargo during high-temperature seasons, and they impose many other limitations. Costs range from $100 to $250 per trip. Again, you must make arrangements in advance. In my book, it's better to leave the pet home with a sitter.
© Ed Perkins DISTRIBUTED BY TRIBUNE MEDIA SERVICES, INC.
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