A couple flew their dogs to New York on an £8,000 private jet complete with personalised toys and treats because it was cheaper than putting them in cargo. Maddie Young, 31, wanted to make sure her 12-year-old pug, Violet, and one-year-old Golden retriever, Olive, could move to New York with her and her husband, Stephen Whitworth, 32.
The couple moved to America in January 2023 for Stephen's work. Maddie started researching how they could travel the 3,470-mile distance from London and was shocked at the cost.
She said she was quoted £12,000 - £6,000 per dog – by an airline for them to travel in cargo. The PR freelancer started looking into other ways she could do it and came across a Facebook group arranging private charter jets for dogs.
