Fly the (Pet) Friendly Skies!

Almost 76 million cats and dogs travel with their owners each year. Despite the high number of pets traveling, few travel by air.

Many airlines announced recently they will no longer accept pets on board their planes.

To serve that "pawsenger" market niche, Pet Airways of Delray Beach (FL) has announced that it will become the first pet airlines in the US ready to fly on July 14th. All pets will travel in the main cabin not in the cargo hold. Five cities will be served to start - New York, Washington D.C., Chicago, Denver and Los Angeles.

From the moment a pet is dropped off at its pet lounge, the pet will be under the care of trained pet attendants, where pets will fly in planes that are fully-lit, climate-controlled and have the fresh air circulation that pets require.

The airline also stated that it hopes to expand nationwide with easily accessible pet check-in lounges to serve the animals in major metropolitan areas.

Source: cbs4