Dogs on a Plane
Discussion
popegregory said:
This film would need Spaniel L Jackson
Excellent. It is a generalised thought about what it actually is like. Thinking more about a journey in the hold. . Not sure I would like my dog in the hold of a, say, 7 hour transatlantic flight, but just wondered if anyone had done it and how the dog was after.
Like most people said the complexity comes with more details.
Basics are within a country is a lot easier than internationally and that goes for most places and is more useful for countries like the USA, one of my friends flies Portland to Denver fairly regularly with their dog. The benefit is less in the UK.
Almost all airlines initially weight restricted the animal if it's within policy to allow them in the first place. If you have a little 7kg Schnauzer or something you'll be able to find an airline that won't mind it in the cabin and going Gatwick to Newcastle for example.
Once you go bigger than that it has to go in the hold, it then gets much more expensive and complicated. If you wanted to go internationally you're subject to getting jabs done months in advance as well as potential quarantine rules which can vary drastically in time and criteria dependent on the country you're going to.
Ultimately if you're relocating, it's doable and obviously worth it. If you're just going on a holiday it probably isn't, or you will want to look at alternatives such as driving or taking the train with your furry friend. I know people who have done France/Spain with relative ease without flying.
Basics are within a country is a lot easier than internationally and that goes for most places and is more useful for countries like the USA, one of my friends flies Portland to Denver fairly regularly with their dog. The benefit is less in the UK.
Almost all airlines initially weight restricted the animal if it's within policy to allow them in the first place. If you have a little 7kg Schnauzer or something you'll be able to find an airline that won't mind it in the cabin and going Gatwick to Newcastle for example.
Once you go bigger than that it has to go in the hold, it then gets much more expensive and complicated. If you wanted to go internationally you're subject to getting jabs done months in advance as well as potential quarantine rules which can vary drastically in time and criteria dependent on the country you're going to.
Ultimately if you're relocating, it's doable and obviously worth it. If you're just going on a holiday it probably isn't, or you will want to look at alternatives such as driving or taking the train with your furry friend. I know people who have done France/Spain with relative ease without flying.
A colleague relocated from the UK to the USA.
He travelled with his two dogs on a private jet with other dog owners, apparently there are a few companies who offer this service.
His wife went on a "normal" scheduled flight and met them there. Private sounds cool, but over that distance, with a few dogs, I'm not sure I'd want to do it.
He travelled with his two dogs on a private jet with other dog owners, apparently there are a few companies who offer this service.
His wife went on a "normal" scheduled flight and met them there. Private sounds cool, but over that distance, with a few dogs, I'm not sure I'd want to do it.
louiebaby said:
A colleague relocated from the UK to the USA.
He travelled with his two dogs on a private jet with other dog owners, apparently there are a few companies who offer this service.
His wife went on a "normal" scheduled flight and met them there. Private sounds cool, but over that distance, with a few dogs, I'm not sure I'd want to do it.
My in laws went private to get their 4 greyhound sized dogs from UK to Portugal. 4 humans and 4 doggos. He travelled with his two dogs on a private jet with other dog owners, apparently there are a few companies who offer this service.
His wife went on a "normal" scheduled flight and met them there. Private sounds cool, but over that distance, with a few dogs, I'm not sure I'd want to do it.
Chris Stott said:
My German neighbours fly back and forth between Malaga and Frankfurt with their dachshund. In the cabin in a travel bag.
A lot of our Scandi neighbours in Spain do the same. My in-laws flew down for New Year with their spaniel aboard from Copenhagen. Regularly see dog cages (and even cat cages) on top of suitcases in Alicante airport.For travel to and from the UK it seems the options are either drive/ferry or fly to Paris (or other Eurostar stations) and then hop aboard to enter the UK that way. A few others fly to Ireland and then take the ferry to the UK.
mattyn1 said:
popegregory said:
This film would need Spaniel L Jackson
Excellent. It is a generalised thought about what it actually is like. Thinking more about a journey in the hold. . Not sure I would like my dog in the hold of a, say, 7 hour transatlantic flight, but just wondered if anyone had done it and how the dog was after.
Sorry I can't be more specific, but I've had limited involvement in the process. It did work for them originally and the dog would swap countries every couple of months but now it's far lass frequent.
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