Hi,

We are moving to Spain in January, my husband is driving to take the car, baggage etc and myself, the kids and our dog are flying, although due to circumstances we really need to fly the dog a few days before me and the kids fly. The question is does anyone know if there are companies that deal with the travel arrangements plus kennels at the chosen destination. My husband estimates that it will take him at least three days to drive and he intends to pick her up once he arrives, so she would have to be in kennels for approx 5 days. The chosen airports would be either Almeria or Malaga flying preferably from Stansted. Hope this makes sense. Thanks in advance for any info that could be put our way.

Sorry can't be much help but if you ring the cargo dept of the airlines they can tell you really quickly how to go about it - I was looking to fly a pup from England to Ireland but they won't take anything under 12 weeks so it's the ferry for me :)

Couldn't she travel in the car with your hubby?

We had considered her travelling in the car. But as the journey is going to take at least 3 days and my husband would have to stay in guest houses etc on the way we felt that this would be more distressing for her than being on a flight for 3 hours, so this isnt really a viable option. Thanks for your help.

Lorraine

The law of transporting a dog by air is a bit different here in the USA, no problem at all with the transportation part of it however it has to be a certain temp. otherwise they wont fly it, I live in CT and my Lab flew in from Indiana aprrox. 2 and 1/2 hour away fortunatelly it was in March when the temperature was still relatively cool however my Weimie came from Texas and the Temp. was a constant 87 to 90 degrees
farhanite it has to be below 82 otherwise no airlines will accept it, to make the long story short we waited about 3 weeks with no brake in the weather and finally we paid the extra 75$ and had him dlivered by road 3 day trip couldn't wait to get this boy home but he arrived in excellent shape and that was good enough for me.

wishfairy
what airline did you try i am also hoping to bring a pup from england to ireland but i dont drive so i cannot go by ferry also i prefer flying i was thinking of aerlingus as i am sure ryanair will not fly pups
ginastarr

:)  Tried most of them but not aer lingus :rolleyes:

It does say this on their site tho..."If you intend to travel with a pet/animal, please advise our Reservations staff or your travel agent at the time of booking as clearance will have to be sought from our Cargo department. Your Reservations agent will advise you of the applicable rules, restrictions and charges. "

But be warned that any airlines I asked that did let dogs on they had to be over 12 weeks :(

When I got Dizzy I was lucky enough that her breeder was able to meet me at the ferry port so I traveled as foot passenger (saved a packet too). Let me know how you get on as my next pup will likely be from the mainland too!

thanks will have to talk to breeder when the time comes and see what he can do not getting her till end of may when i have finnished up at college so i can concentrate on training her for the ring etc

I am sending a puppy up to Scotland in Jan and all airlines told me he had to be a min of 10 wks old, that they had a flat rate regardless of distance, ie £200 would get him to Aberdeen or Spain lol, it was however explained that he could go with his new owner as excess baggage which would only cost £10! 

This option is not available on all routes due to the type of aircraft, some smaller ones were not pressurised enough for the puppy to safely fly in, so the route is Aberdeen to Manchester for owner then Manchester, Heathrow, Aberdeen on the return for her and puppy.  You have to ring around and check them all out with the Cargo staff, they know more than your booking staff I've found in the past and ring a couple of times to check that you're getting the same advice from them all - I had conflicting from BMI so decided they weren't getting my business.

hi lorraine, try petexport.co.uk
they do everything for you and can board your dogs too..very helpful :)

failed link would you be able to give it us again thanks
ginastarr

http://www.petexports.co.uk/

I guess ???

http://www.ladyhaye.co.uk/

Used these people twice they do it ALL for you, all you have to do is collect the dog at the other end.

They applied for the import license within 10 days, so I guess the same can be applied for outgoing.  Contact them and ask.

Hope this helps.

Coleen