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There is no problems or restrictions in New Zealand about flying dogs to any domestic airport by any of the airlines and any mishaps must go a long way back. Airline and airport staff treat dogs very well - like they are a precious commodity. I dare say that it's the same thing in Australia where airline useage is much greater than in NZ . For our size of population, NZ has by far the most airports of any country in the world. For example, we have four international airports - that's one for every one million people.
Everything it seems is not all milk and honey in the USA.
Here's a good example about airport staff in NZ: when my family and I picked up a three month old Taylor from the Wellington airport (which is the busuest airport in the country domestically), the staff at the office went into top gear to get a crated Corgi pup driven from the holding bay to the office. Once in the office, they put the crate on the bench top and asked us if they could see him come out. Of course we were as anxious as anyone to do just that. Once out, the staff lined up to pet, stroke and say hello to a overawed and subdued little Corgi. And their complimentary remarks were typical. Now its not that Taylor is the only dog or pup they have experienced - he's just one in a long line.
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