[5] As of May 2024[update], the Pet Airways website indicates that the airline plans to resume flights after acquiring funding to restart the company.

[6] The company was founded by Dan Wiesel and Alysa Binder, who got the idea when planning a trip with their dog.

In a regulatory filing that month, the company said, "We have experienced a history of losses and have yet to begin generating positive cash flows from operations and, as a result, our auditors have raised substantial doubt about our ability to continue as a going concern."

[11] The company launched its first weekly flight on July 14, 2009, serving nine US cities—New York City, Baltimore/Washington, D.C., Chicago, Omaha, Fort Lauderdale, Atlanta, Phoenix, Denver, and Los Angeles.

In April 2011, it announced addition of three Texas destinations (Dallas, Houston and Austin), St. Louis, and Orlando,[1] but did not commence service.