Cats, dogs can fly Southwest Airlines starting June 17
Just in time for summer,
Southwest Airlines is reversing its longtime no-pets policy. Starting with tickets booked June 1, for travel June 17 or later, you’ll be able to bring a small cat or dog aboard for a fee of $75 each way. Pets will still be banned from the cargo hold.
For the rules, check out a cute video, featuring Ace the dog and an improbably enthusiastic kitten (this is a feline?) named Frankie, that Southwest posted on YouTube and its
blog site. Or you can read the details and a Q&A on the airline’s
P.A.W.S. (Pets Are Welcome on Southwest) page.
Southwest’s program name recalls the
JetPaws program that
JetBlue Airways started in December. But there are differences. JetBlue, for instance, charges $100 each way, and it awards two frequent-flier points per pet for each flight. Southwest doesn’t give frequent-flier points to pets.
Also on June 1, for flights June 17 or later, Southwest will add a $25 service charge each way for unaccompanied minors (now free) and raise the fee for a third or overweight checked bag from $25 to $50. The first two bags remain free. Southwest said the changes were meant to help cover its costs.
— Jane Engle, assistant Los Angeles Times Travel editor
Here's the article that i copied that from:
http://travel.latimes.com/daily-deal...n-fly-so-4560/