VIRGIN ATLANTIC has become the first scheduled airline to carry cats and dogs from the USA to Heathrow under the Government”s new Pet Travel Scheme (PETS). Clearly Britannia Airways claim to be ”the dogs favourite airline” did not last long (see ABTN 14 April). Initially the scheme will only apply to the Los Angeles route, it being a trial service, but from January 2004 it is expected to apply to all US flights and to those serving Antigua, Barbados and Japan. http://www.virgin-atlantic.com