Top 5 Most Pet-friendly Airlines

5. Delta Airlines Delta is another pet-friendly airline that offers several options for your pets. Dogs, cats, and household birds can travel in the cabin with you for a fee ranging from $75 to $125 each way. Depending route household birds are only allowed onboard domestic flights. Your pet needs to fit in a kennel that is small enough to fit under your seat and must be at least 10 weeks old. Pets are accepted on a first-came – first-served basis and a total number of pets per flight is limited, so its better call ahead. 4. Alaska Airlines Alaska Airlines offers a pet travel program to insure all pets travel safely and comfortably. Short-nosed dogs such as Bulldogs, Mastiffs and Shih Tzus and short-nosed cats including Persian, Himalayan and Burmese are not permitted to travel as cargo because they can have difficulties breathing. They can however travel with you in a pet carrier. The fee for a traveling as in a cabin or as a checked baggage is $100 and service animals are allowed onboard and can sit at your feet for free. 3. Southwest Airlines Feel free to bring your small vaccinated domestic cats and dogs in a pet carriers on a Southwest domestic flight. No animals are allowed on international flights. Only pets that can be stored under the seat are allowed on Southwest and you’ll pay $95 each way. Emotional support animals and service animals are allowed on every domestic and international destinations except Jamaica because the country’s specific regulations. Since only 6 animals are allowed per flight pets are only accepted on the first-come – first-served basis. 2. United Airlines United offers pet travel service for domesticated cats, dogs, rabbits and household birds except Cockatoos. Your pet must travel in a soft-sided or a hard-sided kennel which needs to be small enough to fit under the sit in front of you. There is $125 pet service fee and an additional $125 service charge for layovers of more than four hours. This airline accommodates for service animals and larger animals considered in an area in front fo your seat. Therapy animals must be kept in a kennel as a regular pets. 1. Pet Airways If you have the luxury of flying in a private plane booked with the Pet Airways to fly with your pets, you can fly with up to two other passengers on the three passenger plane and fly in and out local airports. Flight prices range from $2 500 to $10 000 depending on route. You can find routes from major cities like Los Angeles, New York and Sun Francisco. All pets are flying in the main cabinet and taken care of by designated pet attendant. Fluffy can settle into a pet lounge for a relaxing trip and will always receive the red-carpet treatment.