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Pets are fetching their piece of the travel boom

09/30/24

(This is a slightly different version of a story we wrote for NBC News online). Travelers have been crowding into airports in record numbers this year — including on four legs and leashes. Tom Carpenter and his wife travel with their Havanese dog whenever they can. “His daycare would be $350 for a 10-day trip, […]

Pets

Airlines offering heat waivers & banning pets from cargo

06/28/21

A heatwave in the Pacific Northwest and some other parts of the country is adding another challenge to air travel as we head into a holiday weekend. As a result, some airlines, including American Airlines and United Airlines, are offering fee-free travel waivers. And Alaska Airlines has put a ban on pets traveling as cargo […]

Weather

Alaska Airlines to give emotional support animals the boot

12/30/20

Back on the leash The U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) has ruled that airlines no longer have to make the same accommodations for emotional support animals as they do for trained service dogs. So it was just a matter of time before airlines starting to change their policies. And now the changes have begun. “This […]

Animals

Pet hotel opens at Austin-Bergstrom Int’l Airport

05/16/17

A pet hotel is now open at Austin-Bergstrom International Airport.

Pets

Animals at the airport – why so many?

01/04/17

What's with all the animals in airports and on airplanes?

Animals
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Best new airport amenities from 2016

12/29/16

Part 1 of a look back at some of the best airport amenities of 2016.

Animals

Now there’s a pig on duty at SFO Airport

12/03/16

This little piggy went to the airport.... SFO Airport is adding a pig to the Wag Brigade pet therapy program. And she does tricks.

Cyber Monday flight deals

11/28/16

Virgin America's Cyber Monday deals are good for people - and pooches.

Pets

Dogs from CATS on duty at Denver Airport

10/30/15

Denver International is the latest to join the pack of airports with a team of therapy dogs on duty to help relieve stress and anxiety for passengers. Denver’s crew is called CATS – which stands for Canine Airport Therapy Squad – and each one of the dogs is registered with the Alliance of Therapy Dogs […]

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