New Pet-Friendly Airline Provides a More Comfortable Way for Pets to Travel

Future airplane that will be part of Companion Air's fleet. (Photo courtesy of Companion Air)

Traveling with dogs usually limits a dog lover's method of transportation to an automobile. If you happen to have a small dog, you might be able to bring him or her with you in the cabin of an airplane. Other alternatives are not appealing or simply not an option.

Many dog lovers do not want to place their dog in a cargo hold of an airplane. To even further limit transportation choices, trains like Amtrak still refuse to allow pets. But about three years ago, an entreprenuer name Rick Roof decided he would work on another option for pet owners. His plan was to offer a nationwide pet-friendly airline service using small aircraft. In the year 2000, Companion Air was born.