Insight Into The Airlines Pet Travel– Who Gets In The Cargo Load And Who Boards As Carry-On Baggage

Love for the furry pets just not ends only by having them in your possession or when they live with you in the composure of your cozy home settings. The pets are just as loving for their owners when they are in the home as they are traveling outdoors with them. Airline journeys where the pets are transferred as carry-on baggage, or checked baggage or adjust themselves in the cargo hold area have become quite a common affair for the pet owners lately. Few animal species like the Kittens, Rabbits or the Maltese Shih-Tzu can fly with their owners in the carry-on baggage. Similarly, the large dogs such as full-size Labrador and even cats can fly as the checked baggage inside the climate-controlled cargo bay.    

Process of Onboarding with your Pet

Before the pet is placed in the cabin or the cargo hold, it is mandatory that the paper work is completed by the airlines.  The staff associated with pet service works incessantly and ensures that it is placed in the carrier as approved by the International Air Transport Association. Pets are counted the last among the baggage that board the plane.  Baggage handlers of respective airlines shall strap the crates in position and subsequently wrap those crates with holed air cushions. The size of cargo bay and its surrounding conditions would most likely depend on the plane type. Generally, the cargo hold area is located underneath the passenger cabin.

The Animal Welfare Act has put in place certain limitations that meet the extreme cold or the hot temperatures.  Pets will be enclosed inside the crate and shall not be accessed by cabin crew while the airplane is in flight. After the flight has terminated, and the airplane has reached its destination, it is the durty of ground staff of the respective airlines to get the create unloaded from the cargo hold as quickly as possible.

Credible Risks Involved in Transportation of Pets 

Air transportation may affect the physiology and overall behavior of the furry pets. There is also likelihood of increased levels of salivary cortisol as well as heart rates. Physical pressure is also experienced by the pets due to inadequate ventilation. There are brachycephalic dog breeds, which may even succumb to breathing and respiratory issues on great heights, and as the result, several domestic and international airlines do not allow the transportation of such breeds.

Abstain from Sedating or Tranquilizing the Pets

According to the regulations set forth by the International Air Transport Association sedating or tranquillizing of furry pets while transporting in the air may likely cause perceptible risks of developing of cardio-vascular problems. According to the latest regulations, many of the airlines are not accepting the sedated pets on board the aircraft.  

 Countries where Pets are Quarantined

Most developed nations have quarantined facility and among these prominent countries include the Australia, New Zealand and Singapore. It is also mandated that the quarantine processes should be approved under the International Pet and Animal Transport Association pet agents. There are no obligatory quarantine procedures in North America, South America, Europe, and Asia.

The ‘Safe Air Travel for Animals Act’ was presented in the year 1999 by Sen. Frank Lautenberg and Rep. Robert Menendez, thus mandating the US airlines to report each month on any animal death, injury or loss to the pets. In this way, the pet owners could delve deep inside the safety records of airlines.

Pet Airways’ is the premiere pet-only airline, which came in existence in the year 2009, and the inherent mission was smooth transportation of the unaccompanied pets in the cabin area of the airline. However the airline was sooner called out of the service in the year 2011 due to problems in the business operations.  

Verdict

Finally, you understand the procedures and the manner in which you can onload the pet into the cargo or the cabin area aboard the airplane. Make sure you have good knowledge of the safety protocols set forth by the governing bodies that ensure boarding of the pets on airline.