Airlines make traveling with pets easier with guideline for pet carriers
Posted Sep 24 2009 10:05pm
Until recently, there haven't been any standards for pet carriers allowed in carry-on luggage on airlines. Yesterday eight major airlines launched the Guaranteed On-Board Program, "a pet carrier insurance program that will guarantee members full reimbursement of the cost of their air ticket and their pet’s travel expenses if they are ever refused permission to fly."
Participating airlines include:
American Airlines
Midwest Airlines
AirTran
Continental
Delta
Northwest Airlines
Southwest Airlines
Alaska Airlines
The in-cabin carrier sizes approved for the GOB Program are:
Small: 16 in long x 10 in wide x 8.5 in in height – suitable for pets up to 8 lbs
Medium: 18 in long x 11 in wide x 10.5 in in height suitable for pets up to 16 lbs
Large: 20 in long x 11.75 in W x 11.5 in in height suitable for pets up to 22 lbs
Until recently, there haven't been any standards for pet carriers allowed in carry-on luggage on airlines. Yesterday eight major airlines launched the Guaranteed On-Board Program, "a pet carrier insurance program that will guarantee members full reimbursement of the cost of their air ticket and their pet’s travel expenses if they are ever refused permission to fly."
Participating airlines include:
The in-cabin carrier sizes approved for the GOB Program are:
For more information, visit the Guaranteed On-Board Program website, put together by the Sherpa Pet Group.
Image source: American Airlines Pics