Pet Transport Not a Problem if You Adopt Cute These Kittens

Pet transport on Frontier Airlines is a breeze, especially if you adopt a rescue kitten named Frontier. Frontier Airlines wants to give away three kittens along with some airline vouchers to get adoptive parents to and from the rescue facility – which happens to be in Las Vegas.

The airline, as part of its “Plane Tails” initiative that is focused on animal welfare, is seeking a few good pet parents who will head to Las Vegas and adopt one of three kittens from the Animal Foundation in Las Vegas and give these newborns a home.

The teensy trio of calico, orange, and an orange-and-white tabbies have names to go along with their irresistible faces: Frontier, Spirit and Delta — honoring some of America’s favorite carriers to the city. A last minute name change happened late last month, however, that renamed Southwest as Delta while the airline cancellation crisis unfolded over the holidays.

“We were delighted the rescue organization decided to name these three adorable kitties after airlines, including ours,” Frontier commented in a news report. “Underscoring the plight of animals is near and dear to us. We were more than happy to provide a little extra incentive to encourage the adoption of these three precious kittens.”

Interested parties adopting either Spirit or Delta will be gifted two flight vouchers, each valued at $250, for a total of $500 per adopting family. However, the new family that adopts Frontier will receive a jackpot of four $250 vouchers, totaling $1,000 in value. The airline notes that all of the kitten vouchers will remain valid through the end of 2023.

The shelter is in possession of the vouchers and will be in charge of distributing them appropriately. Frontier recently eliminated its customer service line, which may have made it difficult for these adoptive families to obtain the vouchers in a timely way otherwise.

The kittens will be held at the facility until they are old enough to travel, usually around 10 weeks. Airlines vary in their policies for pet travel but most allow cats to travel in the cabin.

According to the 2021-2022 APPA National Pet Owners Survey, 70% of U.S. households own a pet and approximately 78% of these American pet owners travel with their animals each year. To make pet transport and traveling with pets that much easier, 75% of U.S. hotels ranging from luxury, midscale, and economy, now allow pets.

For flyers taking their cat cargo onboard, fees range from $95 to $125 for the privilege and because that mesh carrier counts as a carryon bag, other bags may have to be checked. For domestic travel pet transport usually needs to be at least 10 weeks old and some airlines allow two small pets, such as kittens, to travel together in the same carrier. That carrier needs to go through the X-ray funnel at security but the pets can be taken out (leashed) and held through the body scanning process. Usually a vet certificate is required (be sure to check pet policies for any code-sharing airlines that may be involved). Flyers should refrain from giving food or water to the pet a few hours before the flight.

According to Nerdwallet, the most cat-friendly airlines are Alaska, Southwest and Frontier. And according to Martha Stewart, these 15 carriers are the most pet-friendly in the skies when it comes to pet transport:

Turkish Airlines

All Nippon Airways

Spirit Airlines

Sichuan Airlines

Japan Airlines

China Eastern Airlines

Emirates

Air China

Alaska Airlines

Southwest Airlines

JetBlue Airways

Hainan Airlines