Jet Blue Announces JetPaw program
Thanks again to MediaPost, JetBlue announces an in-cabin pet policy called JetPaws which is essentially a set of rules for flying with small pets in the cabin. Total weight of pet and carrier cannot exceed 20 pounds and there is absolutely no mention of whether or not larger pets are accepted on the airline at all. They do sell a designer Jazzy Park Avenue Pet accessories for these elite JetPaw-eligible pets. I emailed them to inquire as to whether I could take a larger pet with me, say if I wanted to fly from Chicago to New York for the Westminster dog show, I’ll post an update when I find out. Although this is positioned as a very pet-friendly move, as someone who owns larger dogs it feels pretty darn exclusionary, i.e. JetBlue LOVES pets, well [tiny] pets. Of the Top Ten breeds registered by AKC last year, only 2 could fly on JetBlue, Yorkies, and Shih Tzus, plus the Toys among the Poodles and svelte mini Dachshunds.
Cleo said,
February 22, 2009 @ 6:54 pm
I received an email back from JetBlue, as I suspected, this program only applies to dogs small enough to fit in an under-seat carrier. No JetPaws for big dogs
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April 27, 2009 @ 6:04 pm
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