2020 Airline Pet Travel Summary

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The overall number of pet related travel incidents decreased in 2020, with 10 incidents being reported compared to 19 in 2019.

The overall total number of transported animals in 2020 decreased by 93,407 from 2019.

Hawaiian Airlines negatively stands out for the number of incedents per 10,000 transported.

For 2020, the following air carriers do not transport animals:

  • Allegiant
  • Frontier Airlines
  • JetBlue Airways
  • Southwest Airlines
  • Spirit
  • Sun Country Airlines
Carrier* Death Injury Loss Total Incidents Total Transported Incidents per 10,000 animals Transported
Alaska Airlines** 0 0 0 0 107,042 0.00
Horizon Air 0 0 0 0 38,813 0.00
SkyWest Airlines 0 0 0 0 16,805 0.00
Envoy Air 0 0 0 0 13,885 0.00
Republic Airways 0 0 0 0 4,829 0.00
PSA Airlines 0 0 0 0 4,748 0.00
Mesa Airlines 0 0 0 0 3,101 0.00
Endeavor Air 0 0 0 0 1,872 0.00
GoJet Airlines 0 0 0 0 617 0.00
CommutAir 0 0 0 0 232 0.00
American Airlines 2 3 0 5 80,817 0.62
United Airlines 1 0 0 1 10,152 0.99
Delta Air Lines 2 0 0 2 18,934 1.06
Hawaiian Airlines 1 1 0 2 9,302 2.15
TOTAL 6 4 0 10 311,149 0.32

*The rankings of the carriers that had no incidents are based on total number of animals transported.

A summary of all the pet incidents in 2020 can be found here.

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