United Airlines Employee Lets Dog Mom Know Her Baby Is Safe

United Airlines has been all over the news this week, but one dog mom is forever grateful for a particular employee who eased her worries as her family took a flight overseas. Ashley Cervantes, a military wife, was traveling from Texas to Hawaii because her husband was being relocated. They refused to take the trip without their beloved Boxer, Maya. The pup is too big to be allowed a ticket with the passengers on the airplane, so there was only one thing to do: board her on the flight in cargo. Image Source: Ashley Cervantes. This was taken Maya was being transferred to their second flight. “As a woman married to a man in the military, I spend a lot of time away from family and friends, and occasionally my husband,” Cervantes explained to iHeartDogs. “Maya is always there to keep me laughing with her goofy personality. She’s my little sidekick.” As many pet parents know, having their companions fly in cargo can be a worrying experience. That’s why Cervantes was understandably concerned about her pup. Image Source: Ashley Cervantes On a Facebook post that went viral, she wrote: “I’ve been a hot mess since we flew out of Dallas this morning. Every little bump or turn in the aircraft ...