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Pet-friendly skies: The best airlines for pets

JetBlue's JetPaws program provides a pet carrier baggage tag, a travel petiquette guide and 300 TrueBlue points each way.

JetBlue’s JetPaws program provides a pet carrier baggage tag, a travel petiquette guide and 300 TrueBlue points each way.  (Stephen Chernin/Getty Images)

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Not all airlines are created equal when it comes to trusting them with our furry companions. See Petfinder.com’s picks for the most pet-friendly U.S. airlines.

Best for transporting pet variety: Frontier Airlines

Hamsters, welcome! Frontier Airlines offers in-cabin travel to dogs, cats, guinea pigs, rabbits, hamsters and household birds.  (JOERN POLLEX/AFP/Getty Images)

Best for animal health and safety: JetBlue

If an animal gets sick mid-flight, JetBlue will check if a vet is on board.

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Best Overall: Pet Airway

Pet Airway, dedicated exclusively to the air transportation of pets, flies pets in the main cabin.  (David McNew/Getty Images)

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