The airport pups giving cuddles to nervous flyers

A team of specially trained dogs have been working at Felipe Angeles International Airport in Mexico, to help passengers feel less stressed.

The airport launched the project in November last year as a way of helping people who are anxious about flying to feel calmer and more relaxed.

The team of emotional support pups includes Marshall - a fluffy Samoyed; Delta - a Dachshund; Tacho - a Labrador; and Mamut - a French bulldog.

"My job with him is to guide him so that people can pet him, so that people can feel safe and happy" said Dalia Vanessa Zuniga Lopez one of the dog handlers.

The dogs take turns to work shifts lasting around one hour or 90 minutes, with breaks, because they are still young puppies.

The dog's handlers take the dogs through the airport's arrival halls and boarding zones, stopping for cuddles with passengers or staff.

Francisco Neftali Vargas Castro, said the handlers have formed close bonds with the dogs: "We already consider them as co-workers,"

"We are their guides, and they are the guides for people to relieve and calm down a little bit of that stress or anxiety that any user might have" he said.

The airport is now looking at how successful the program has been, to see if a similar initiative could be used in other airports across Mexico.