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"Airline Travel! You&amp;#039;ve probably noticed, as I have, that there&amp;#039;s an awful lot of advertising these days from airlines. All kinds of incentives and deals are being offered to get people - and pets -- flying  Here are some of the more noteworthy: Southwest Air. They&amp;#039;ve got an offer that says,&amp;quot; Why Drive When You Can Fly For $59 or Less One Way?&amp;quot; It covers some 39 US cities and is through October 30, 2009. A 21-day advance purchase is required. Virgin American. They just got the Best Domestic Airline Award from Travel &amp;amp;amp; Leisure Magazine. Apparently they offer great amenities at low prices. Their planes are new and shiny and have fleet-wide wi-fi , plugs at seats for gear, mood lighting, 25 pay-per-view-movies on demand - and, you can order fresh food from a screen at your seat. Sample one-way fares are $184 from NY to Las Vegas, $159 from San Francisco to Boston, $69 from San Francisco to Los Angeles. Pet Airways is a new airline for pets only. For now, only dogs and cats, which are called &amp;quot;pawsengers&amp;quot; are allowed on board. Planes have been retrofitted for animal crates. No humans (except pet attendants) are allowed on board. Inaugural cities are New York, Washington, D.C. Chicago, Denver and Los Angles. Sample faire is $199 from NY to Chicago; $299 NY to LA. You probably caught the news buzz about them on TV, just as I have. Sounds like a great idea, but then I got to thinking: What happens if your plane is delayed, but your pet gets to the destination on time? Hmm, wonder if they treat your dog like other airlines treat luggage that gets separated from passengers. Then there&amp;#039;s Ryan Air. This airline operates throughout Europe, not in the U.S., and fares can be as super-low as \u00A35 (about $10 US) between certain cities. Better still, I caught a news report that this innovative airline is trying to accomplish something no other airline has: get approval for flying planes that have no seats. Passengers would stand all the way and pay less than their sitting counterparts! Wow! If that&amp;#039;s not ingenious, I don&amp;#039;t know what is. So what do you think? Deal Makers? Deal Breakers? Or a bit of both? "^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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