yarnblossom
January 21st, 2003, 05:56 PM
> AAA World magazine, January/February 2003 issue, page 24.
>
> Animal lovers who want to fly with their pets finally have an option
> beyond checking their furry friends like baggage. Companion Air, a
> start-up set to take its first flight early this year, is the first
> airline created specifically for pets and their guardians.
>
> Pets fly in secure travel kennels in a special pet cabin area of the
> plane, adjacent to the human passenger seating. Barring turbulence
> and other in-seat restrictions, pets can visit the human passenger
> section, one at a time. Humans can visit their pets in the pet
> section anytime.
>
> A roundtrip "pampered comfot" fare -- 14-day advance purchase,
> departure may "flex" by a day -- for one human passenger and one pet
> roundtrip between New York and Washington, DC, cost around $500.
> Compared with the price of transporting a human and a large animal on
> a major airline -- Northwest Airlines charges $299 each way for a
> large animal, plus the human fare -- Companion Air is downright
> reasonable.
>
> For more information on fares, services and schedules, visit:
> http://www.CompanionAir.com
>
> Animal lovers who want to fly with their pets finally have an option
> beyond checking their furry friends like baggage. Companion Air, a
> start-up set to take its first flight early this year, is the first
> airline created specifically for pets and their guardians.
>
> Pets fly in secure travel kennels in a special pet cabin area of the
> plane, adjacent to the human passenger seating. Barring turbulence
> and other in-seat restrictions, pets can visit the human passenger
> section, one at a time. Humans can visit their pets in the pet
> section anytime.
>
> A roundtrip "pampered comfot" fare -- 14-day advance purchase,
> departure may "flex" by a day -- for one human passenger and one pet
> roundtrip between New York and Washington, DC, cost around $500.
> Compared with the price of transporting a human and a large animal on
> a major airline -- Northwest Airlines charges $299 each way for a
> large animal, plus the human fare -- Companion Air is downright
> reasonable.
>
> For more information on fares, services and schedules, visit:
> http://www.CompanionAir.com