[Butch Cassidy Slept Here]

http://petairways.com/

How long this service lasts remains to be seen. In the meantime it looks like a good deal for those who don't mind travelling to a general aviation (non-scheduled) airport to drop-off, and pick up, their pets. Their New York area base is at Teterboro, New Jersey.

The prices don't seem competitive with what the airlines charge. So the big selling point seems to be in the care given to the pet. A Beechcraft 1900 freighter (no windows) is used. I assume the freighter version has air conditioning like the passenger version, so standing on a hot runway shouldn't be a problem.

Based on my own experience a discussion with your Vet about the advisability of mild sedation for the animal, prior to the trip, (with consideration given to low cabin temperatures) might produce a better outcome.

[Butch Cassidy Slept Here]

About "donaldbane" and his post, dated 05-10-09, which consists ONLY of:

Said post can be found at:
http://www.airlinecomplaints.org/sho...=8580#post8580

Why was this done? Before "Donald's" post, the most recent post was almost 3 months ago. Is "pet revenue" a major source of income to your airline Donald? So you had to try to knock my post out of view? I can hardly wait for the responses from the "airline people."