Pet Travel made easier: Top 10 Pet Friendly Airports us
When planning a trip with your pet that involves air travel, ensuring happy and safe experience for four-legged flight steering wheel is a high priority. You've spent enough time investigating the most animal friendly hotels home that best suits your furry companion, but is concerned about your comfort and safety during the process of flying. According to the American Animal Hospital Association, approximately 76 million cats and dogs travel with their owners each year and airports are beginning to take notice.
The following airports have made the most progress in company travel through the opening of the designated areas for the animals to take a break to go to the bathroom, drink water and stretch your legs. If the path contains any of these stops, these areas offer pets a great way to comfort and to reconnect with your pet when you arrive at your destination or waiting for a connecting flight.
1. Atlanta Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport (ATL) We blogged about the grand opening of the Hartsfield-Jackson Park off-leash dog last month and no doubt had to include it in our list. The 1,000 square meters fully fenced Poochie Park includes flowers, grass, rocks and banks to set the stage for the dogs to sniff all get some exercise and do their business. As the world's busiest airport, which has seen its fair share of pets passing through and wanted to better serve their four-legged passengers.
2. Houston George Bush Intercontinental Airport (IAH) George Bush Intercontinental, not only has designated four areas of pets, also offers the only on-site kennel operated by an airline (Continental Airlines) in the United States. The kennel offers 1100 square feet of space pens to run and exercise, kenneling day, overnight kenneling and grooming.
3. Philadelphia: Philadelphia International Airport (PHL) The PHL has seven (count 'em, seven) pet areas of relief include a surface mulch, a bank, and a false fire hydrant. Each enclosed area ranges 250 to 600 square feet and includes a waste bag dispenser pets and trash.
4. Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport (PHX) pets patch, the box Paw, and the bone yard are three designated areas of Sky Harbor pets. These areas offer a place for pets for relief, walking and sniffing and drinking fresh water. Mittens for cleaning are provided.
5. St. Louis: St. Lambert. Louis International Airport hydrants (STL) Fire is only one of the functions of Lambert-St. two outdoor Louis International Airport pet resting areas. The animals are allowed to play off leash in 400 square feet indoors and also include park benches, trash cans, and plastic gloves for cleaning.
6. Reno Int'l Airport Reno-Tahoe (RTIA) The Park "Bark" in the Reno-Tahoe International Airport was designed to make travel more convenient pet. Provides a bath, water drinking, and "Mutt mitts" all under a canopy to protect travelers and their pets from the elements.
7. San Francisco: San Francisco International Airport (SFO) San Francisco International Airport offers two areas of relief for pet travel to gardens and entirely fenced. They are equipped with drinking water, bowls, and garbage areas with "Mutt mitt" dispensers. The areas are available for passengers and their pets 24 hours a day.
8. The Los Angeles: Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) LAX has two areas to make pet travel companions from all over the world a little more comfortable. Park Pet is equipped with a dog house, plastic bags and a trash can. Another pet rest area for comfort, despite the pets must be on a leash.
9. Honolulu Int'l Airport Honolulu (HNL) dear fellow travelers arrived in the "legs" in Paradise on the fence Honolulu International Airport-in, grassy area under the palm trees. Fresh water, plastic bags and trash cans are available for dogs service, domestic animals in transit, and airport work animals.
10. Denver: Denver International Airport (DIA) has Denver International Open an exercise area where pets can walk and do his business after a long flight. The space is closed and wheelchair accessible.
It's wonderful see the airport take a page from pet friendly hotels and find ways to make pet travel less worrying and more comfortable for both pets and their people. This trend will continue, so check with the airports you are traveling and ask about your company's services.
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