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lorakim · 05-19-2011, 12:42 PM

Does anyone have experience moving to Aruba with big dogs? I am nervous about putting them into the cargo hold of a plane. Any chartered flights or boats? Please help.

*Arubalisa* · 05-19-2011, 12:45 PM

Pets As Checked Baggage

Requirements & Restrictions -- there are MANY of them

Year-round Restrictions

Delta will not accept animals as checked baggage during extreme weather ... if at any point during the animal's trip the temperature is forecast to be: Above

75° Fahrenheit (24°C) for snub- or pug-nosed dogs and cats. See chart
85° Fahrenheit (29.4°C) for all other breeds.
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I cannot think of many days in Aruba where the forecast calls for temperatures BELOW 85° F

*Arubalisa* · 05-19-2011, 12:46 PM

Question about large dog transport

baluba · 07-13-2011, 11:01 AM

Alrighty...

Just read all the threads here on the topic and am still a bit confused...wondering if some of you Aruba experts could help me out...

So, the wife an I will relocate to Aruba from China, we are spending a month in the US. We have four cats and flew from China to the US without a problem. We shipped them as cargo.

If I understood everything written here properly, the issue is:

1-I can't ship them as cargo because the chances of the temperature being higher than 85F are very high

2-I can't take more than 1 of them per person in the cabin, and they must fit the tiny little container specification

It looks to me we like will probably need to fly twice in order to relocate all of them?

Is there anyone here who has ever shipped their pets as cargo to Aruba?

Perhaps arriving at a night flight would help?

I think United did pretty fine with the felines before, but wondering if you would recommend another airline? Let's assume I can fly from anywhere and use any airline, which one should I pick?

Thanks in advance...

BentleysMom · 07-13-2011, 12:38 PM

My husband and I are moving at the end of the month.
I am taking my small dog inside the plane. I am using American Airlines. On some airlines, I think you can have up to two pets per container...inside the cabin if they are small enough to fit in that tiny container under the seat together.

Because of the temperature restrictions, my husband cannot ship his large dog as checked baggage.
He is going through a private commercial shipper and having the dog shipped in a climate controlled/air conditioned cargo plane. It is very expensive though...

Also, we checked on night flights...and the only one I found is on American Airlines out of Miami. It was better for my husband to just use the shipper instead of figuring out how to get the dog to Miami.

baluba · 07-13-2011, 01:42 PM

Thanks for that BentleysMom.

Wondering how much per animal are we talking about in the climate controlled cargo plane?

BentleysMom · 07-13-2011, 02:03 PM

Too much! More than my first class ticket
I will send you a message with the info

*Andrea J.* · 07-13-2011, 02:29 PM

welcome to the forum bentleysmom!

Quote:

Originally Posted by BentleysMom

Too much! More than my first class ticket
I will send you a message with the info

baluba · 07-13-2011, 02:34 PM

Thanks for your message BentleysMom

BentleysMom · 07-13-2011, 02:43 PM

Thank you!

Quote:

Originally Posted by Andrea J.

welcome to the forum bentleysmom!

05-19-2011, 12:42 PM	#1 (permalink)
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Arubalisa Moderator Join Date: May 2007 Location: Boca Catalina Posts: 10,685 Images: 174	Pets As Checked Baggage Requirements & Restrictions -- there are MANY of them Year-round Restrictions Delta will not accept animals as checked baggage during extreme weather ... if at any point during the animal's trip the temperature is forecast to be: Above 75° Fahrenheit (24°C) for snub- or pug-nosed dogs and cats. See chart 85° Fahrenheit (29.4°C) for all other breeds. __________________________________________________ I cannot think of many days in Aruba where the forecast calls for temperatures BELOW 85° F Share Share this post on Digg Del.icio.us Technorati Twitter Share Post on Facebook __________________ Aruba Bound! ~ Blogging to Aruba ~ Hoosier Kitties ~ Our-Cruises ~ Pictures of Aruba

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07-13-2011, 11:01 AM	#4 (permalink)
baluba Junior Member Join Date: Jun 2011 Posts: 17	Alrighty... Just read all the threads here on the topic and am still a bit confused...wondering if some of you Aruba experts could help me out... So, the wife an I will relocate to Aruba from China, we are spending a month in the US. We have four cats and flew from China to the US without a problem. We shipped them as cargo. If I understood everything written here properly, the issue is: 1-I can't ship them as cargo because the chances of the temperature being higher than 85F are very high 2-I can't take more than 1 of them per person in the cabin, and they must fit the tiny little container specification It looks to me we like will probably need to fly twice in order to relocate all of them? Is there anyone here who has ever shipped their pets as cargo to Aruba? Perhaps arriving at a night flight would help? I think United did pretty fine with the felines before, but wondering if you would recommend another airline? Let's assume I can fly from anywhere and use any airline, which one should I pick? Thanks in advance... Share Share this post on Digg Del.icio.us Technorati Twitter Share Post on Facebook

07-13-2011, 12:38 PM	#5 (permalink)
BentleysMom Junior Member Join Date: Jul 2011 Posts: 17	My husband and I are moving at the end of the month. I am taking my small dog inside the plane. I am using American Airlines. On some airlines, I think you can have up to two pets per container...inside the cabin if they are small enough to fit in that tiny container under the seat together. Because of the temperature restrictions, my husband cannot ship his large dog as checked baggage. He is going through a private commercial shipper and having the dog shipped in a climate controlled/air conditioned cargo plane. It is very expensive though... Also, we checked on night flights...and the only one I found is on American Airlines out of Miami. It was better for my husband to just use the shipper instead of figuring out how to get the dog to Miami. Share Share this post on Digg Del.icio.us Technorati Twitter Share Post on Facebook Last edited by BentleysMom; 07-13-2011 at 12:41 PM. Reason: Addl info

07-13-2011, 01:42 PM	#6 (permalink)
baluba Junior Member Join Date: Jun 2011 Posts: 17	Thanks for that BentleysMom. Wondering how much per animal are we talking about in the climate controlled cargo plane? Share Share this post on Digg Del.icio.us Technorati Twitter Share Post on Facebook

07-13-2011, 02:03 PM	#7 (permalink)
BentleysMom Junior Member Join Date: Jul 2011 Posts: 17	Too much! More than my first class ticket I will send you a message with the info Share Share this post on Digg Del.icio.us Technorati Twitter Share Post on Facebook

07-13-2011, 02:34 PM	#9 (permalink)
baluba Junior Member Join Date: Jun 2011 Posts: 17	Thanks for your message BentleysMom Share Share this post on Digg Del.icio.us Technorati Twitter Share Post on Facebook