It doesn’t qualify as an airport lounge, but the new ARK at John F. Kennedy International Airport in New York City provides top-flight services to animals travelling by air. Racebrook, the company backing the project, partnered with Cornell University’s College of Veterinary Medicine and the New York State Department of Agriculture, to build the world’s first privately owned animal terminal and quarantine.
Source: Washington Post, February 3, 2017. (limited free views)
Transporting live cargo by plane can be a complex and stressful process for owners and animals alike,” said John J. Cuticelli Jr., chief executive of Racebrook and founder and chairman of ARK Development. “Our goal is to create a more efficient and safe process by reducing the need for additional travel and offering trained animal care staff pre- and post-flight.”