First frequent flier program for pets
 

From the Florida Sun Sentinel Wire Services,
El Al Israel Airlines has launched the first-ever frequent flyer program for pets. After 3 rt flights within a 3 year period, pets earn a free round-trip flight. To celebrate the new program, El Al is waiving the $35 membership fee through Aug. 31. Information 1-888-FLY-ELAL (359-3525)

Does the pet have to show his/her driver's licence to prove identity? What about anwsering the security questions? Club membership? Conpanion fares (take his/her master on a trip?

This could go on and on. Guess I'll have to register my pet elephant. Hope he doesn't get the middle seat. http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/biggrin.gif

See also:
http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/Forum22/HTML/000021.html

US Airways will probably launch a similar program. There's one hog out there somewhere that would be well on its way to Silver Preferred status (counting the F class bonuses, of course).

Somewhat off-topic: I was reading the other day about how an injured sea lion was recently transported from California to Sea World in Orlando for treatment/rehab (obviously in the pressurized cargo area - and why not San Diego, I don't know). That sort of sparked a funny mental image of the pinniped on US Airways, rummaging through the first-class galley looking for raw fish... http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/biggrin.gif