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Trying to get your dog cross-country in a plane comes with many complications. Some airlines don’t accept dogs as passengers, some will only let them ride in the cargo hold area. For French Bulldogs, and other short-snouted breeds, add to that a (wise) temperature restriction for any cargo flights. They vary per airline, but once the ambient temperatures rise, no flights out or in until the weather cools off. (And personally, we can’t get too excited about flying a Frenchie in the cargo hold, no matter the temperature.)

Next month, there will be a new airline service who ONLY cater to pet passengers (or “pawsengers” as they call them.) The new company is PetAirways. They promise all pets fly in-cabin and never in cargo, accompanied by a Pet Attendant. They also offer an online tracking service so you can see exactly where your pet is during his/her journey. To see which airports they fly to/from click here.

Also coming online for pet passengers is Southwest Airlines. Their first date to accept pets begins this week: June 17, 2009. Click here to see their pet policy.

If anyone uses PetAirways or Southwest to fly a pet, let us know how it goes. We’d be curious what you think of them.

Happy and Safe Travels to you and your pet!