Embattled Alaska Airlines is at the center of a second aviation drama after a plane arrived at an airport gate in Portland, Ore. last Friday with its cargo door open. The cargo hold was stowing ...

An Alaska Airlines plane carrying pets was found with an open cargo door as it touched down sparking more Boeing safety concerns. The discovery was made when the aircraft landed in Portland after ...

Many pet-friendly airlines will let you bring your dog, cat, bird, or other household critter along for the journey.

Pets can travel in a carrier on Alaska Airlines flights for a fee of $100 each way. A passenger can travel with a pet carrier and a personal item, or a carrier and a carry-on bag.

Only a handful of US carriers offer pet transport via cargo, including Hawaiian Airlines, American Airlines, Delta Air Lines, and Alaska Airlines, meaning the pets will ride in the belly of the plane.

Pets in cargo: Alaska Airlines allows a more diverse selection of pets to fly in its climate-controlled cargo hold on many flights: dogs, cats, ferrets, guinea pigs, hamsters, household birds ...

Only a handful of US carriers offer pet transport via cargo, including Hawaiian Airlines, American Airlines, Delta Air Lines, and Alaska Airlines, meaning the pets will ride in the belly of the plane.