Every day more people want to travel with their pets and then realize that there is quite a lot of intolerance from people towards animals. To start you will need to assess, the size of your pet, if it's a race that is considered dangerous, if it is a race prone to having breathing problems, etc.., depending on these factors, your pet will travel in the cabin or in the hold.

This article is about the trials all dog lovers suffer when going on holidays, or as is often the case, people who have to travel many miles for work or other activities, and your dog accompanies you on these journies.

There is EU legislation on veterinary requirements for transporting pets (passport, vaccinations, approved carrying bag, motion sickness pills and be aware that companies could claim from us for any damage that the animal or its transport has caused.

Another very important aspect is to know which airlines allow pets to travel within the maximum weight so they can go in the cabin and which are the ones requiring pets to travel in the hold.

The abbreviations airlines use to determine where the dog travels are: 

Pets traveling in cabin: PETC 

Pets traveling in the hold:  AVIH. 

Tip: It is important to notify the airline in advance about transporting your pet (although of course you have paid your reservation) since according to their rules, aircrafts can carry a certain number of animals, both in the cabin and in the hold.

For a dog to travel in the cabin you must:

- Buy a ticket from an airline authorizing pets in the cabin or in the hold (about 50 € for domestic travel)

- Each flight must not exceed 4 hours continuous travel between the origin and destination.

- The dog should not weigh more than 6 kg, must be transported in a special closed container not exceeding the following measurements 50 x 40 x 25 cm. (Check each airline’s measurements, (Vueling have smaller measurements) because they insist you put the box underneath the seat.

-The price is fixed in some companies in others it depends on the weight of the dog and its carrier, sometimes being billed as excess baggage.

-You must bring the vaccination card and some airlines request a certificate of good health issued 10 days before the flight.

-In the case that you travel within the European community, you’ll need to carry the pet’s passport and it has to have an electronic chip.

In our LupoBlog you can find attached the links of some European airlines that allow pets.

Luposan Spain Conrado Grandville (notes) on Wednesday, April 25, 2012 at 11:17