What's the perfect travel seat buddy? Someone who is bathed, courteous, doesn't take over the armrest, and doesn't engage in small talk? Well, yes. But there's an even more ideal travel buddy. Imagine coming onto your flight and seeing this, a pup. We can't think of a better surprise!
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Traveling can be stress-inducing. In fact, a study from Columbia University's Mailman School of Public Health and City University of New York found that people who travel frequently for work are more likely to suffer from anxiety, depression, sleeplessness and other ailments. For many people, traveling by plane is additionally stressful. Nearly 1 in 3 Americans say they're afraid to fly, with women being twice as likely to report being afraid of air travel. Luckily, more and more airports are stepping up to help individuals who suffer from a fear of flying by offering them the chance to cuddle pets before their flight. Here are some examples of this positive trend. Via: Simple Most
JetBlue Airlines crew members, Renaud Asher and Diane Asher, are being credited with saving Darcy the french bulldog, who became ill last week during a flight from Florida to Massachusetts. In a frightening turn of events, Darcy's owners, Michele and Stephen Burt, noticed that their dog was having trouble breathing. The two flight attendants acted quickly and provided ice, water and an oxygen mask for the distressed pup.
Pepper the cat, is 4 years old and very fast. So fast that somehow she was able to escape her carrier and bolt from her owner who was checking in for a flight to China. Well, it's safe to say that after a week, and missed flight. Pepper the tabby, has been found and is safe and sound with her owner!
Via City News
Everything was going fine on an International flight traveling from Tel Aviv to Toronto, until the plane's pilot recognized a heating malfunction in the cargo bay. Normally the pilot would have stayed the course, but this one knew a French bulldog was along for the ride.
So at great financial and time expense, the pilot decided to drastically change direction for the sake of the pup.
The seven-year-old French bulldog named Simba was taking its first flight when the pilot noticed the problem just as the plane was about to head over the Atlantic Ocean, where temperatures plummet.
With the dog's well-being in peril the pilot decided to land the plane in Frankfurt, Germany.
The dog's owner was more than grateful.
"It's my dog, it's like my child. It's everything to me," he said after they were reunited at Pearson Airport.
Aviation expert Phyl Durby said the pilot made the right call, despite tacking on about $10,000 in fuel costs and delaying the flight by 75 minutes.
Though the dog is named, the hero pilot was not identified. He could be anywhere out there, blending in with the rest of humanity. Ready to reemerge when he senses another French bulldog in turmoil.
