Many airlines allow pets to fly in the cargo hold (where the atmosphere is unpressurized and the temperature is often unregulated) or in a container in the cabin, but some made headlines after they took animals on board with the rest of the passengers. To be able to travel with your pet like that, it usually has to qualify as an emotional support or service animal, but if it does, even out-of-the-ordinary flyers are welcome. Bored Panda has compiled a list of surprising photos, capturing even more surprising passengers on flights, and it might just cure your aviophobia.
From a service dog riding on its master’s lap to a flock of 80 hawks, these creatures enjoyed the cabin just like the rest, and it was totally flytastic. Let us know in the comments if you’d be OK with flying next to these animals and upvote your favorite pics below!
#1 This Guy And His Dog On My Flight Right Now. They Have Been Like This For Over 2 Hours
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#2 Don’t You Hate It When Strangers On Flights Want You To Share Your Snacks?
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#3 This Is Corporal Kiddy. She Earned Her Retirement After 12 Years With The U.S. Marines. I Made An Announcement To Congratulate Her On Her Career. The Cabin Erupted Into Applause
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#4 Best Plane Ride Ever
#5 Met This Cute Lil Guy On Our Plane
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#6 Penguin On Southwest Flight
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#7 Flight Attendant: Episode 7
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#8 “But I’m Scared” Rocky’s First Flight
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#9 The Passenger Next To Me On My Plane Kept Trying To Talk To Me
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#10 Met This Well Behaved Flyer On The Plane
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#11 Koala Getting First Class Service In Flight
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#12 On My Flight Tonight, I Sat Two Seats Away From An Air Force K-9 Bomb Dog. The Dog Had Its Own Seat And Everything
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#13 This Little Guy Was The Most Popular Passenger On The Plane Today. The Puppy, Not Me
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#14 This Is How Desmond Sleeps On A Plane
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#15 Daniel Is An Emotional Support Duck That Was Recently Seen On A Flight To Asheville
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#16 There’s A Puppy On My Plane And It Just Made My Flight 100x Better
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#17 Bentley Got To Meet The Captain After Our Flight Home Last Night
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#18 My Service Dog Goofing Off During Our Flight
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#19 Guy Sitting Next To Me On A Recent Southwest Flight
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#20 Dog On A Plane
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#21 I Had The Cutest Passenger On My Flight Today
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#22 Puppy On His First Flight
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#23 I Hit The Karma Lottery And Was Given A Free Flight On A Private Jet To Get My Dog Out Of State From A Bad Foster Situation
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#24 When Pigs Fly? Ha! Hoggin’ The Possibilities!
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#25 Passenger In Front Of Me On The Plane Kept Playing Footsie With Me. Finally Looked Down
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#26 These Guys Were On My Flight The Other Day
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#27 You Saw Penguins On A Plane? My Papps Was Flying It
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#28 Lol Who Brings A Dog On The Plane? I Didnt Even Know That Was Allowed?
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#29 Licked, Kicked And Sniffed On Plane Flight
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#30 My Neighbor Is A Flight Attendant. He Just Posted This Photo Of Someone’s “Therapy Pet,” On His Flight
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#31 My Flight To School Had A Service Dog And A Service Cat In The Row In Front Of Me
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#32 A Booped Dog On A Plane
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#33 Sat Next To Someone Famous On The Plane
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#34 A Little Worried About The Plane Ride
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#35 Opened A Bag Of Jerky On A Plane. This Little Fella Popped Up And Surprised Me
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#36 This Is The Time My Daddy And My Other Daddy Martin (Whom I Miss So Much) Brought Me From Los Angeles To New York On The Plane! See, I Was Found On The Means Streets Of South Central Alone And Scared But Somehow, I Found My Way To My Daddies And The Best Life Ever!
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#37 Saudi Prince Buys 80 Seats On A Plane For His 80 Hawks
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#38 Duke The Bush’s Baked Beans Dog Always Flies First Class
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#39 Making Sure I Understand How This Passenger Thing Works
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#40 There Is A Cat On My Plane And It’s So Cute
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#41 Pets Take Over Plane Cabin On Fort Mcmurray Fire Evacuee Flight
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#42 I Work As A Flight Attendant And This Is The Cutest Passenger I’ve Ever Met
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#43 A Kangaroo. On A Plane. Wearing Human Stuff
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#44 Took My Puppy On Her First Flight. We Got Bumped Up To First Class And She Ended Up Falling Asleep On The Lap Of A Beautiful Stranger Sitting Next To Me. Success!
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#45 This Irish Setter Didn’t Win The Best In Its Group At Westminster, But It Won The Best In First Class On My Flight
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#46 Puppy Made A Six Hour Flight More Bearable
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#47 The Woman Next To Me On The Plane Has A Pupper, And Now I Have A Plane Friend
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#48 My Dad Just Sent Me This Picture From His Plane…
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#49 E And Lucie Both Nervous On Takeoff. At Least E Knows How To Comfort Her Puppy. Picture Taken Just As We Went Wheels Up
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#50 Cutest Passenger On My Flight! His Name Is Merlot
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#51 This Guy Sat In Front Of Me Staring Out The Airplane Window For For 5 Hours And He Didn’t Make A Sound
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#52 I Accidentally Kicked The Seat In Front Of Me On The Plane Yesterday. I Got A Majorly Dirty Look From The Passenger In Front Of Me. She Was A Real Bitch
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#53 My Boy Made A Friend On The Flight
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#54 Look Who Joined My Flight Today, United States Air Force Soldier And Her Dog. Tally
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#55 Only Good Boys On This Flight
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#56 I Also Met A Well Behaved Flyer On My Flight, His Name Was Pablo
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#57 My Seat-Mate Today On A Flight To Florida. Every Single Person Boarding The Plane Smiled
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#58 The First Historically Recorded Flight Of A Pig Took Place On At Leysdown In Kent (Great Britain) On November 4th, 1909
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#59 The Passenger Seat Next To Me On The Plane Back Home
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#60 Mlem
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#61 Here We Have A Very Nervous Passenger Onboard
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#62 Flying Sausage
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#63 Today I Sat Next To A Dog On The Plane
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#64 Dogs On A Plane. Well I’ve Never Seen That Before
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#65 On My Dad’s Flight This Morning
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#66 Best Flight Ever
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#67 Jake’s On A Plane
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#68 Willie’s First Plane Ride Was Traumatic For The Both Of Us
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#69 Met This Little Fella On His First Flight
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#70 Had To Put Up With This Obnoxiousness In The Seat Next To Me On A Connecting Flight. Ruined My Day
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#71 Sky Doggo Didn’t Make A Single Awooo All Flight
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#72 My Own Personal Service Dog On Flight Great Falls To Seattle
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#73 I Got To Meet Gus “The A-Lister!” Today On My Way To Ca
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#74 I Sat Behind A Labradoodle The Luck Dragon On My Flight Yesterday
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#75 Joey The Kangaroo Looks Quite Comfortable In This Seat In The First Class Cabin Aboard An Aircraft
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#76 There Was An Alaskan Husky On My Flight
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#77 I Am Very Afraid Of Flying. He Made My Flight 100x Less Terrifying. Thanks Pup
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#78 Baby On Board
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#79 A Big Dog Had Her Own Seat On My Plane Today
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#80 Looked Down On The Plane And Saw This
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#81 I Was Pissed To Get The Middle Seat On My Flight But At Least I Made A Friend
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#82 This Little Guy Breathed Hot Air On My Leg For Most Of My Two Hour Flight
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#83 On Board
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#84 Sat Next To Me On My Flight To San Francisco. No Name Yet. Was Adorable As Hell
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#85 This Smol Doggo I Saw On A Plane
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#86 Elvis In The Airplane
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#87 Look Who’s Sitting Across From Me On The Plane. So Adorable! Sorry Rocky And Taj For Cheating On You
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#88 Such A Sweetie The Whole Flight
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#89 Had The Best Passenger Ever On My Flight Today. Gunter
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#90 The Passenger In Front Of Me Is So Hairy, And A Little Slobbery
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#91 The Beautiful Service Dog In My Row On The Flight To LA Today Kept Licking My Ankles
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#92 I Got To Sit Next To A Service Dog On The Plane
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#93 Poking Her Head Out On The Plane
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#94 Cute Girl On My Flight
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#95 This Dude Had His Own Seat On My Flight To Madrid
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#96 Did You Set Your Table Over Me Mama?
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#97 Ready For Takeoff
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#98 Sulo Travelling Malaga-Helsinki
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#99 Aeromexico Snake On A Plane Carefully Handled By Co-Pilot
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#100 Sitting Next To The Best Passenger Ever
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#101 Heidy On Board
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#102 Flying To San Francisco
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#103 Got A Flight Buddy
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#104 For A Furry Passenger On The Plane
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#105 On Board! Ready For Family Vacation
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#106 See Ya
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#107 Takeoff
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#108 This Fella
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#109 My Friend Had An ‘Emotional Support Turkey’ On Her Flight To Seattle Today
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#110 Are You Talking To Me?
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#111 Snoozing Away In Business Class
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#112 Carry-On Chihuahua
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#113 I See Your Booped Dog On A Plane And Raise You A Sleeping Pupper On A Plane
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#114 Don’t Mind Me, Just Hitching A Free Ride!
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