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More airport freebies – for people & pets – for Thanksgiving travel

11/24/09
It may be stressful traveling this week through the nation’s airports, but there are some freebies and special events being rolled out that you may find useful and entertaining. In addition to the events we listed yesterday at Boston’s Logan International Airport and Detroit Metropolitan Airport, you’ll find: Two days of free valet parking at […]

Tidbits for travelers: Pet park at JFK, Books at BWI

07/15/09
Pet Relief Area at JFK The Department of Transportation now requires airlines to make sure that the airports they serve have accessible pet relief areas. The law went into effect May 13, 2009, but some airlines and airports are just now finishing up the task. Last week, American Airlines officially opened a pet relief area […]

Airports offer relief for you and your pets

06/09/09
Thanks to a new Department of Transportation (DOT) regulation designed to help airplane passengers with service animals, all travelers will now find it easier to take their pets along for the ride. As of May 13, 2009 all airlines must make sure there are pet relief areas, and escorts to those relief areas, for any […]

Pet relief areas at airports: doggone good in more places

06/08/09
A new regulation that took effect May 13th requires airlines to ensure that passengers traveling with service animals have access to relief areas for their working animals.  The new rule is not only good news for people who travel with service animals; it means that soon just about every airport in the country will have […]

More rooms with a zoo

04/18/09
Last summer I flew cross-country to escort retired guide-dog Joplin (below) from Montreal to her new family in Seattle.  The airline misplaced the dog carrier and the dog only understood French, but with the help of about a dozen United Airlines employees at Montreal Airport, Joplin made her flight and arrived “home” safely. Now, after […]
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