Friday, April 17, 2009

Pet Airways: For People With Awesome Priorities!

This week in completely unrealistic business models, co-founders Dan Wiesel and Alysa Binder announce the launch of Pet Airways: an airline dedicated completely to transporting people's pets between major cities.

Traditionally, pets are transported in carriers in a plane's cargo hold. But according to Wiesel, the experience can be an unpleasant one:

The experience is frightening to the pets, and can cause severe emotional and physical harm, even death. This is not what most pet owners want to subject their pets to, but they have had no other choice, until now.
Pets, or "Pawsengers" will fly in the main compartment of a turboprop plane and be attended to by caring workers. According to the airline's website, attendants will be within "a cat's meow" at all times.

The inaugural flight is slated for July 14th and the airline will serve New York, Washington DC, Chicago, Los Angeles and Denver.

Pet Airways is going to be a success for several reasons:

(1) Who doesn't have enough money hanging around to fly their pet on it's own f***ing airline?

(2) These people's priorities are top-notch and they've got the business savvy to match. Right now is the perfect time to start a pointless, extravagant service that no one really needs.
(3) It sends a positive message to the world that help is on the way! If Americans are willing to fly their cats and dogs on their own special plane, it's just a matter of time before all human beings have access to clean water and basic health care.


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