This could be of interest to TD regarding shipping Alfie here when he relocates.
My friend Helen will be here permanently from 1st June. She went on another forum to ask the process of getting her cat here and was told a load of old tosh. People were telling her she could take it in the cabin with her and stick it under the seat and once she told the staff they would automatically upgrade her to business. All this for anything from €30 - €150.
The truth is you cannot fly any animals from the UK in the cabin they have to be put into cargo. I don´t know whether those answering her didn´t read her question as they were suggesting airlines like Iberia and British Airways to fly from Scotland or perhaps they were just thick and were getting the rules for other European countries confused with what you are allowed to do from the UK.
To stop her tearing her hair out I spoken with my friend Allen who takes and collects loads of dogs and cats from the airport so I knew he would have the information.
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Here is the procedure
a) Speak with the airline and check that you and your animal are on the same flight
b) check with them that they will accept YOUR animal transfer paperwork and not go through an International Agent.
c) If they go through an agent then you need to know who it is, one of the best known here is Ladyhaye [You must be registered and logged in to see this link.] and if that is the case they will do everything for you.
d) If the airline are happy to take the booking direct from you, you just get off the flight at this end, walk round the back to cargo and show your paperwork.
e) You may have to wait a while anything from 30 mins to an hour because the animal is being unloaded and checked then they will just hand to you.
f) He said there is nothing at all complicated about it and certainly no need to pay a third party who seem to be contacting her making out she needs their expertise.
My friend Helen will be here permanently from 1st June. She went on another forum to ask the process of getting her cat here and was told a load of old tosh. People were telling her she could take it in the cabin with her and stick it under the seat and once she told the staff they would automatically upgrade her to business. All this for anything from €30 - €150.
The truth is you cannot fly any animals from the UK in the cabin they have to be put into cargo. I don´t know whether those answering her didn´t read her question as they were suggesting airlines like Iberia and British Airways to fly from Scotland or perhaps they were just thick and were getting the rules for other European countries confused with what you are allowed to do from the UK.
To stop her tearing her hair out I spoken with my friend Allen who takes and collects loads of dogs and cats from the airport so I knew he would have the information.
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Here is the procedure
a) Speak with the airline and check that you and your animal are on the same flight
b) check with them that they will accept YOUR animal transfer paperwork and not go through an International Agent.
c) If they go through an agent then you need to know who it is, one of the best known here is Ladyhaye [You must be registered and logged in to see this link.] and if that is the case they will do everything for you.
d) If the airline are happy to take the booking direct from you, you just get off the flight at this end, walk round the back to cargo and show your paperwork.
e) You may have to wait a while anything from 30 mins to an hour because the animal is being unloaded and checked then they will just hand to you.
f) He said there is nothing at all complicated about it and certainly no need to pay a third party who seem to be contacting her making out she needs their expertise.
