I only recently in the past 8 months started flying on Southwest Airlines; thrilled with the affordable direct flights and flying weekly up to Albany to see my family. In addition I used Southwest twice to go back to Colorado. I travel often and was planning to continue my weekly trips to Albany for the summer until I looked into your pet policies. I was shocked and rather disgusted to learn that Southwest does not allow pets on flights! I haven't looked into every discount carrier but so far all of them allow animals on board. Southwest Airlines, why should I continue to fly with you when you would require me to put my puppy into a kennel! That is ridiculous and I will discontinue using your airlines. A 50 minute flight is fast and not a big deal. Why not start out with short trips or something to show us pet owners you care! I agree with Tomiko's comment from this past February, YOU HAVE TO CONSIDER ALLOWING PETS.
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