Private jet service for pets to add Dublin route

A private jet service that lets passengers and their pets fly side by side in luxury is to launch its first Dublin route next year.

K9 Jets, which already flies into London, Lisbon, Paris, New Jersey and Dubai, allows passengers to travel with their pets on their laps instead of having to put them in the cargo hold.

The airline caters for creatures including dogs, cats, rabbits and guinea pigs. Prices vary but the London to New Jersey route costs $8,925 (€8,420) for one passenger and their pet.

The company, run by Adam and Kirsty Golder from Birmingham, UK, launched in March. Adam Golder began his career in aviation after being furloughed from his job during the pandemic. He said the Dublin service would initially