A dog looking out of the cabin window on an Aero Air Charter Citation

Home/Flying with pets

Pensacola · Pets fly free

Best seat
in the house

Every dog thinks they belong up front. On our aircraft, they are right. Your pet flies in the cabin — at your feet, or on the seat beside you. No crate, no cargo hold, no fee, and no four hours of wondering how they are getting on.

Pet fee
None
Where they sit
In the cabin, with you
Crate required
No

Why it matters

The hold is not
a small thing

Cargo travel is the part of a trip most owners dread, and with reason. Temperature swings, engine noise, hours out of sight, and a handling chain with several places to go wrong. For a snub-nosed breed it can be worse than uncomfortable — a good many airlines will not carry them at all.

None of that applies here. There is no hold on a Citation. There is a cabin, and your dog is in it.

A golden retriever sitting on a passenger seat in an Aero Air Charter Citation cabin
Seat 2A, as far as he is concerned

On the day

How it usually
goes

  1. Straight to the aircraft

    You park a short walk from the airplane. No terminal, no security line, no crowd to steer a nervous animal through on a lead.

  2. On board on their own terms

    Some dogs settle on the floor. Some claim a seat. Some spend the whole climb with their nose against the window. All of it is fine.

  3. Water and a bowl

    Mention it when you book and it is waiting. Bring the toy that smells like home.

  4. Out the door together

    On arrival you step off onto the ramp. For most dogs the whole thing is shorter and a great deal quieter than the drive to the airport.

Most of our four-legged passengers are dogs, which is why they get top billing here. Cats, birds and the occasional rabbit are every bit as welcome — same cabin, same no fee, same seat if they want it.

The honest bit

Worth knowing
before you book

Light on rules, but there are a couple of real ones.

Tell us when you book

Not a restriction. We just want the bowl and the spare blanket on board, and the crew likes knowing who is coming.

They are your responsibility in flight

Same as in your own car. If your dog is anxious in a moving vehicle, that does not change at altitude.

Bring more than one

Two dogs, three, the whole household — it is a question of seats and payload, not policy. Tell us who is coming and we will tell you which aircraft suits. No giraffes.

Bring the whole family

Tell us where you are going and who is coming, four legs included.