China Focus: "Paw-sengers" aboard thanks to more pet-friendly airlines

SHENZHEN, Feb. 7 (Xinhua) -- On a crisp winter morning, a French bulldog named Da Vinci touched down at east China's Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport along with his owner surnamed Liu, after a 2.5-hour flight from Guangzhou in south China. For the first time, the energetic puppy didn't have to endure the stress of cargo-hold travel.

Instead, it sat comfortably in a designated pet seat beside its human com