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The Guardian - AU
The Guardian - AU
Business
Elias Visontay Transport and urban affairs reporter

Who let the dogs on? Everything you need to know about Virgin Australia’s planned pets in cabins scheme

Virgin Australia CEO Jayne Hrdlicka poses with a dog at Melbourne airport on Thursday after the airline announced it wants to allow passengers to bring small cats and dogs onboard flights within 12 months.
Virgin Australia CEO Jayne Hrdlicka poses with a dog at Melbourne airport on Thursday after the airline announced it wants to allow passengers to bring small cats and dogs onboard flights within 12 months. Photograph: James Ross/AAP

Virgin Australia’s announcement that it will allow small cats and dogs to fly at passengers’ feet may have triggered excitement among pet lovers eager for the future service, but there’s plenty of detail yet to be worked out – including one big elephant in the cabin.

In what will be an Australian first, Virgin have said they hope to launch the offering within 12 months, noting they will work out many of the finer details of the service as they say they need to wait for regulatory approval.

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