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What’s the Best Airline for Pets?

The ranking looks at the number of ‘animal incidents’ attributed to each airline.

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6 years ago

May 2, 2019

PETS+ Staff

A new ranking reveals the “most pet-friendly” airlines.

The list by Wallet Hub the number of “animal incidents” attributed to each airline.

The website divided the number of animals that died, were injured or got lost by the number of animals transported and weighted the results to account for severity.

In a tie for first place were ExpressJet Airlines and Envoy Air. Neither airline had any incidents.

Rounding out the top five were Alaska Airlines, SkyWest Airlines and American Airlines.

The list was part of a broader feature ranking airlines on various factors, such as safety, reliability and price.

Wallet Hub noted that four major airlines do not transport animals: Southwest, Frontier, Spirit and JetBlue.

Read more at Wallet Hub

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