Pets on the airlines
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pet friendly, as in how? it's not pet friendly enough? there's the pet area at the terminals now but you'll always have to have them in a carrier or in cargo as some ppl are allergic and the only way to get you to tell them you'll have a "pet on board" is to charge a fee.
if your looking to skip the small fee, you could drive or start your own pet friendly airline!
IMO, I think $80 is a pretty small fee to bring a pet on board/with you!Most airlines that I know of charge at least $75 one way.
if your looking to skip the small fee, you could drive or start your own pet friendly airline!
IMO, I think $80 is a pretty small fee to bring a pet on board/with you!Most airlines that I know of charge at least $75 one way.
FlyingNole
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To fly my dog from TLH-FLL (she's 25lbs), Delta wanted to charge me $120. As much as I hated it, the kennel started looking pretty sweet after they told me that.
Kingairer
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I wouldnt fly my dog on the airlines, unless it was an absoulute necessity. I just hate the thought of dogs back in the cargo, then taken out among all those noises for connections. I just thing its to scary a situation for them. Not to mention what happens if we get a Bag Fire indication.
mpenguin1
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It seems that every airline charges 80 dollars extra each way to bring a pet along. Anybody know of any airlines that are more pet friendly? Yes, I've probably asked this question before.
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Don't know about you, but when I moved from New York to California I would have gladly paid any amount of money to have my dog fly with me.
As far as pet friendly, any airline that allows a pet to travel on their airline would be considered pet friendly.
$80 each way sounds fair, as for your options:
Kennell
A Dog baby-sitter (I did the before as well)
Take a nice drive, your dog will love it...
It seems that every airline charges 80 dollars extra each way to bring a pet along. Anybody know of any airlines that are more pet friendly? Yes, I've probably asked this question before.
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Don't know about you, but when I moved from New York to California I would have gladly paid any amount of money to have my dog fly with me.
As far as pet friendly, any airline that allows a pet to travel on their airline would be considered pet friendly.
$80 each way sounds fair, as for your options:
Kennell
A Dog baby-sitter (I did the before as well)
Take a nice drive, your dog will love it...
I dunno, at least from what I've seen the airlines take pretty good care of dogs. And even during my walkaround if I seea kennel in the baggage bin, I'll take some time to make sure it's doing well.
At least the airline I work for is pretty serious about pets. They show up on the flight plan, we re-confirm that it's where it needs to be during pushback and I always check on it during post flight at the next station.
$80? An absolute bargain.
At least the airline I work for is pretty serious about pets. They show up on the flight plan, we re-confirm that it's where it needs to be during pushback and I always check on it during post flight at the next station.
$80? An absolute bargain.
Kingairer
'Tiger Team' Member
i havent seen any mis treatment. But any time you're making a connection and the dog is sitting on the ramp while, tugs, jets, and strange people are walking around, I just question how well the dog is doing. Im a huge dog fan, and I just dont see how it would be much fun...I remember carrying a dog from ROC to CLT, and then it still had to connect to Puerto Rico, thats to far!
cessna2351
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FlyingNole
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All that company needs is a time building program
SkyJeff
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If you ever watch "Airline!" on A&E, they had a pet problem on the show last week. Southwest told her she would have to pay a fee or go on another airline (and pay a fee). After the lady cried her eyes out, the service agent talked to the Captain and he made the exception and her pet got a free ride.
kellwolf
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Saw that episode of Airline, actually. SWA's pet policy? They don't have one since they don't allow pets. Period. Almost every airline I know of charges a fee for the pet to ride in-cabin, so there's really no getting around it. You can call around to the res centers and ask to get the policy of each, and that's the only way to be sure. I was about to mention Companion Air, but someone beat me to it.
Nole, why the downer on them? They're a legit 135 op out of Boca that specializes in animal lovers, and they make a killing off of people flying to dog shows. They have kennels built into the plane, so it's a lot more comfortable for the animals than a cargo hold or being stuffed under a seat would be. Their mins are the standard 135 1200 TT, so it's not like they're a shady time building op. It's like saying that all Flight Express needs is a time building program.
Nole, why the downer on them? They're a legit 135 op out of Boca that specializes in animal lovers, and they make a killing off of people flying to dog shows. They have kennels built into the plane, so it's a lot more comfortable for the animals than a cargo hold or being stuffed under a seat would be. Their mins are the standard 135 1200 TT, so it's not like they're a shady time building op. It's like saying that all Flight Express needs is a time building program.
flyover
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I dunno, at least from what I've seen the airlines take pretty good care of dogs. And even during my walkaround if I seea kennel in the baggage bin, I'll take some time to make sure it's doing well.
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Got a quick call out one day on the -88 to sub for a captain who was at the emergency room getting his hand stitched after trying to give a friendly old lab some water (at the owner's request).
Agree they try to take care of them. But they were losing so many in the summer and getting agriculture department fines that they had to stop taking them in hot weather. No matter what you try to do it's very stressful on the dogs.
I dunno, at least from what I've seen the airlines take pretty good care of dogs. And even during my walkaround if I seea kennel in the baggage bin, I'll take some time to make sure it's doing well.
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Got a quick call out one day on the -88 to sub for a captain who was at the emergency room getting his hand stitched after trying to give a friendly old lab some water (at the owner's request).
Agree they try to take care of them. But they were losing so many in the summer and getting agriculture department fines that they had to stop taking them in hot weather. No matter what you try to do it's very stressful on the dogs.
Screaming_Emu
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I dunno, at least from what I've seen the airlines take pretty good care of dogs. And even during my walkaround if I seea kennel in the baggage bin, I'll take some time to make sure it's doing well.
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Got a quick call out one day on the -88 to sub for a captain who was at the emergency room getting his hand stitched after trying to give a friendly old lab some water (at the owner's request).
Agree they try to take care of them. But they were losing so many in the summer and getting agriculture department fines that they had to stop taking them in hot weather. No matter what you try to do it's very stressful on the dogs.
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Yeah, its really not a good idea to send them in the summer. We're having a problem right now because my parents are moving from Tokyo to Maryland in june and they're gonna have to send my dog back probably in mid may back to MD and put her up in a kennel for a month and a half. She's gonna hate it but its still a good decision that the airlines dont like to fly them in the summer. Some airlines really do a great job of taking care of them though. When we moved from Germany to Japan we flew KLM through AMS and a few times in flight the flight attendant would come and tell us that she just checked on the animals and that they were doing fine. The amazing part is that when we arrived in Tokyo after the flight from Munich-Amsterdam-Tokyo both our dogs cages were completely clean. I wanna know how in the hell they did that, there's no way I could hold it for that long.
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I dunno, at least from what I've seen the airlines take pretty good care of dogs. And even during my walkaround if I seea kennel in the baggage bin, I'll take some time to make sure it's doing well.
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Got a quick call out one day on the -88 to sub for a captain who was at the emergency room getting his hand stitched after trying to give a friendly old lab some water (at the owner's request).
Agree they try to take care of them. But they were losing so many in the summer and getting agriculture department fines that they had to stop taking them in hot weather. No matter what you try to do it's very stressful on the dogs.
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Yeah, its really not a good idea to send them in the summer. We're having a problem right now because my parents are moving from Tokyo to Maryland in june and they're gonna have to send my dog back probably in mid may back to MD and put her up in a kennel for a month and a half. She's gonna hate it but its still a good decision that the airlines dont like to fly them in the summer. Some airlines really do a great job of taking care of them though. When we moved from Germany to Japan we flew KLM through AMS and a few times in flight the flight attendant would come and tell us that she just checked on the animals and that they were doing fine. The amazing part is that when we arrived in Tokyo after the flight from Munich-Amsterdam-Tokyo both our dogs cages were completely clean. I wanna know how in the hell they did that, there's no way I could hold it for that long.
flyover
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The amazing part is that when we arrived in Tokyo after the flight from Munich-Amsterdam-Tokyo both our dogs cages were completely clean. I wanna know how in the hell they did that, there's no way I could hold it for that long.
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Maybe flying scared them s**tless. That must have been a combi or something if the FA had access to the pets?
The amazing part is that when we arrived in Tokyo after the flight from Munich-Amsterdam-Tokyo both our dogs cages were completely clean. I wanna know how in the hell they did that, there's no way I could hold it for that long.
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Maybe flying scared them s**tless. That must have been a combi or something if the FA had access to the pets?
Screaming_Emu
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The amazing part is that when we arrived in Tokyo after the flight from Munich-Amsterdam-Tokyo both our dogs cages were completely clean. I wanna know how in the hell they did that, there's no way I could hold it for that long.
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Maybe flying scared them s**tless. That must have been a combi or something if the FA had access to the pets?
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No, it was just a regular 400 series PH-BFG (yeah, I'm a nerd and remember the reg). I guess they could have been lying though cause our cat did die shortly after the flight cause he freaked out and was meowing the whole trip and got dehydrated. At least that's what the vet told us. The two dogs did wonderfully though, and so did the other cat. It was like a travelling zoo.
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The amazing part is that when we arrived in Tokyo after the flight from Munich-Amsterdam-Tokyo both our dogs cages were completely clean. I wanna know how in the hell they did that, there's no way I could hold it for that long.
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Maybe flying scared them s**tless. That must have been a combi or something if the FA had access to the pets?
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No, it was just a regular 400 series PH-BFG (yeah, I'm a nerd and remember the reg). I guess they could have been lying though cause our cat did die shortly after the flight cause he freaked out and was meowing the whole trip and got dehydrated. At least that's what the vet told us. The two dogs did wonderfully though, and so did the other cat. It was like a travelling zoo.