Transportation of animals in the plane: rules and recommendations

If you are going to take a vacation and do not know who to leave your pet to, or maybe you do not want to part with it, then you have to take it with you. Transportation of animals in the plane Implies compliance with certain rules. Knowing these rules in advance, you can ease the stress associated with the flight, because animals are much harder to bear the pressure change and engine noise than we are.

The rules for transporting animals in different airlines are different. In addition, the requirements of customs and veterinary services need to be taken into account. There are two ways of transportation for animals:

• In the cabin of the aircraft;
• In the luggage compartment of the aircraft.

Transportation of animals in the plane without problems

Before going to the road with the animal, you need to perform a number of activities:

1. Booking a ticket. Be sure to tell the carrier company what is the animal with you. Do this in advance, and not at the time of registration at the airport . Transportation of animals in the plane is an additional service, which means that it is reserved separately and for a fee. To do this, you need to provide information about your pet, in particular, the size and weight along with the cage.
2. Transportation of animals by air requires documents. At the airport you should be 2-3 hours before departure. It is necessary to pass veterinary control. Present the veterinary passport and the certificate of the vaccinations received. If everything is in order with your animal, the veterinary service will put a seal and give out a coupon for landing. If you go abroad (outside the CIS), you need to get a veterinary certificate, valid up to three days. At the customs control , you will be asked for a certificate stating that your animal is not a pedigree animal. Otherwise, if you do not have a document from the Russian Cynological Association, your pet will not be released outside the country.
3. Collect all the necessary documents. This includes: a veterinary passport for international standards, a certificate of breeding value, some animals will need permission from the State Committee of the Russian Federation for Environmental Protection.

Transportation of animals with Aeroflot

Nevertheless, the transportation of animals on the plane does not have clear rules. The shipping companies have their own requirements for how animals should be transported, Aeroflot, for example, allows a pet to fly with the owner in the cabin of the aircraft. But this is only if you are followed by only one animal and its weight is not more than 8 kg. If you are taking a few pets, you will have to hand them over with your luggage. A prerequisite is the presence of a cage, and that your animal does not leave it throughout the flight. The cage itself should be comfortable, reliable, strong, have holes for the animal to have something to breathe, the cage should be attached to the trough and drinker, it is necessary to have a sticker "animal". The amount of payment depends on the weight and size of the animal along with the cage. Even if the weight is less than the norm of carrying free baggage, it does not apply to animals. With the exception of guide dogs. They fly with the owner for free.