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Story behind plane that let's you fly with your furry friends

05:38 am on 16 August 2023

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Do you need to move overseas, but can't bear putting your furry family member in the cargo hold? That was the predicament for the people behind Pet Transfurs - a pet-friendly charter flight service now operating in Aotearoa and Australia where pets travel in the cabin. It doesn't come cheap though - a flight from Auckland to Queenstown costs nearly 6 thousand dollars for one person and their pet. Micaela Augoustides from Pet Transfurs told Nathan where the idea came from.