On July 15, Continental Airlines increase their charge to $125 one way for your pet to travel in-cabin. ONE WAY, that’s $250 round trip!! PLUS, if you don’t have a kennel, the charge you another $55 on top of that each way. Oh, and if you have your pet, you can’t bring a carry-on with you either. From their web site:
Effective July 15, 2008, the in-cabin pet fee will increase to $125 USD per kennel, each way ($250 for roundtrip travel). The fee will apply to any customers purchasing the in-cabin service on or after July 15, regardless of ticket date.
Ok, I understand that bringing a pet is a privilege and that some fee should be charged, but $125?! That’s more that some tickets for people. I highly doubt that a 20 lb dog weigh enough to cause them to use an extra $125 in fuel.
Continental isn’t the only one charging outrageous fees. American Airlines charges $150 for a checked pet and $100 for an in-cabin pet. Northwest Airlines has a fee of $80, which is a bit more reasonable. Delta allows your pet to travel in-cabin for a $100, while checking the kennel is a $200 fee.
Do you think these prices are fair? Will you still travel by air with your pet? Let me know what you think!
Stumble It!
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Years ago, whilst sitting in a plane waiting to take off, I saw pets in carriers being loaded aboard the plane. The ground crew were tossing the small carriers to each other as they were about 10 feet apart … after seeing that I vowed never to put an animal through that experience! Maybe things have improved since then??
Rita,
YIKES! That would be enough to make me not want to fly!!
All prices are going up. I have big dogs and they don’t fit in the cabin anyway. But still. Ugh. I also hear that we have to pay for all our luggage now?