article_snippet.sent: Travelling with a pet can be a stressful and expensive ordeal, but Delta Air Lines have come up with a way to put passengers at ease when Delta Air Lines pet is in the carrier below.
article_snippet.sent: The move was no doubt aimed to make passengers feel safer about bringing passengers pets with passengers on flights, as Delta Air Lines has a less than rosy history of pet fatalities on board.
article_snippet.sent: They maintain that the high numbers are due to the fact They carry a higher number of pets than competitors.
article_snippet.sent: Two months ago The service was reported that Delta failed to load a number of show dogs on a flight, and staff admitted they did not know where the prized pets were, when they were asked by customers.
article_snippet.sent: show dogs had been competing at the prestigious Westminster Dog Show in New York and were headed for Seattle.
article_snippet.sent: Angry passengers disembarked and were given a free overnight stay at a hotel near JFK, a refund of Angry passengers $200 dog fees,
article_snippet.sent: VIP service at the airport and spots in the cabin for the dogs for the return flight to Seattle.
article_snippet.sent: Owners of pets at the prestigious Westminster Dog Show in New York New York were told Owners of pets at the Westminster Dog Show in New York pets were not on board their pets Delta flight, and disembarked to go and find their pets .
article_snippet.sent: their pets were safely retrieved, but the airlines has had a number of animal related incidents in the past .