Need a airline pet policy ? answered quick

scooter2525

scooter2525

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Just got word from work I need to go to FS for 2 weeks. Wife is out of town so she can't watch the dog. Does anyone know if an airline will let me put JUST the dog on a flight (in a carrier and pay fees), without me being on that specific flight? Thanks!
 
SIUav8er said:
I would check the airlines website
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The policies are probably airline-specific, and the info (or at least contact info to call/email someone at the airline) should be available on the airline's website.

Which airline are you wanting to utilize?
 
scooter2525 said:
Swa
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They don't even allow pets on their flights. Delta, Continental and United (not 100% sure on this one) will allow you to ship a pet for around $300 (small dog at least). I wouldn't recommend Continental. Last time I had a dog shipped to me they "lost" her and told me to just go home. I refused to leave and they finally located her about 2 hours later. I've used Delta several times.
 
Okay, what I found (so far) was that United and American offer a cargo service that you can transport your dog without being on the flight. Requirements are that the dogs are in FAA certified kennels, have VET approval to fly and are current on shots. United said it could only be done on mainline, so skywest and what not wouldn't work. Frontier offers the same service, for about $150.

Our plan A was to fly the dog out to my wife.
Plan B was to board him.

Found a place on good recommendation for $10 a day to board, so we are going that route.

Thanks for the responds JC community. Something came up last minute and I needed to figure out what to do with our four legged friend.
 
We do at Delta; just have all the proper paperwork ready. And also note the requirements as to how much water the pup must have in the cage, etc.
 
Looks like SWA allows animals from the antartic on board, and even allows them to move about the cabin freely:

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Why not just put the dog in a kennel for two weeks? Gotta be cheaper than shipping him whereever.
 
O&M said:
Why not just put the dog in a kennel for two weeks? Gotta be cheaper than shipping him whereever.
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When I found out I was leaving and where I was going, I looked at the city I'm flying from. The kennels were $23 a day and being gone for a bit that would be $230 vs putting him on a flight for $150 and having my wife watch him.

Thankfully we got a referral from a friend to a good kennel that is $9 a day.
 
I'd always find a GOOD, WELL RECOMMENDED kennel in your area to have on hand in situations like this. I emphasize well recommended, because I will NOT put my dog in some roach puppy hotel where they treat them like crap. Nor will I ever let my dog fly on the airlines... I hate to say it, but if we can't drive, she'll get boarded. I don't trust the airlines with my dog, after seeing the way they've treated animals on some flights I've been on.

Plus, I'm happy we aren't allowed to carry pets. We've had too many pilots mistakenly blow the cargo bottles because the cargo cooling fan shut down, which would have killed any animals in back.
 
FlyChicaga said:
I'd always find a GOOD, WELL RECOMMENDED kennel in your area to have on hand in situations like this. I emphasize well recommended, because I will NOT put my dog in some roach puppy hotel where they treat them like crap. Nor will I ever let my dog fly on the airlines... I hate to say it, but if we can't drive, she'll get boarded. I don't trust the airlines with my dog, after seeing the way they've treated animals on some flights I've been on.

Plus, I'm happy we aren't allowed to carry pets. We've had too many pilots mistakenly blow the cargo bottles because the cargo cooling fan shut down, which would have killed any animals in back.
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Good info! Thanks for the heads up. At the time of the OP I didn't know of any reliable kennels, but we were able to find one last second.
 
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