We Tried an $8,000 Flight for Dogs

Fortune

Fortune reporter Sydney Lake flew to London with her golden retriever Lulu on an $8,000 luxury flight for dogs—here's what it was like. Thanks to Bark Air for providing a one-of-a-kind experience.

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00:00But two weeks ago, one dog started barking, and then the entire cabin had a bark off.

00:05And it just reminded us so much that we're like, here for the dogs, this is their journey.

00:10I'm Sydney, I'm a reporter for Fortune, and I just took Lulu on an $8,000 luxury flight

00:15for dogs.

00:16As soon as a dog parent books a flight, we then coordinate a pup intake where we're trying

00:21to understand the pup's preferences as far as other pups are concerned, and humans, their

00:26dietary leanings, if you will, or if there's any restrictions, or whether or not they get

00:31a little motion sickness in a car.

00:32Even though there were nine other dogs and ten other passengers on the flight, there

00:38was plenty of room for us.

00:39Really the most exciting parts were all of the fun surprises, including puppy champagne,

00:45which was turkey broth, the highly anticipated in-flight spa treatment.

00:51The flight attendants and concierges passed out goodie bags for each of the dogs.

00:56And when we finally landed in London, there was only one person manning the customs desk

01:02at this small private airport, so really the entire process only took about ten minutes

01:08start to finish.

01:09We headed outside, and our black car service was waiting for us.

01:13As we were driving away, I was reflecting on this truly crazy, remarkable, once in a

01:19lifetime experience, and was also starting to think about how I could possibly continue

01:26to keep up with Lulu's new posh lifestyle.

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