Flying dog(s) out

Candida Wozniak

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Does anyone knows which airlines could fly a dog (maybe 2) out of the DR (puerto plata) to Brussels (Belgium) or even one of the other airports nearbuy? Like germany, France or the netherlands.
 

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Does anyone knows which airlines could fly a dog (maybe 2) out of the DR (puerto plata) to Brussels (Belgium) or even one of the other airports nearbuy? Like germany, France or the netherlands.

I saw one jump out of a Condor aircraft hold a few weeks back when awaiting departure on a Jet Blue flight from SDQ so I assume they fly dogs.
 

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There are several airlines that fly from DR to Germany

United Airlines and Eurowings are two that I know of, however they have limits for the time of year if you are going to have them in the cargo hold area. You can not fly them during the hotter summer months.

I would suggest you contact the airlines directly and make an inquiry, its not cheap, I can tell you that much!
 

Bred

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From Jetairfly web site -

Can I bring my dog or cat?

Dogs and cats over 8 kg are permitted in the baggage compartment of the aircraft with a surcharge of € 50,00 per way and per dog or cat. From winter season oct 2016: € 70,00 per dog or cat. 1 cat or dog per passenger is allowed, maximum 4 per flight. The animal needs to be at least 8 weeks old and needs to travel in a sealed cage, specifically made for air travel. When in the cage, the animal must be able to turn around its axis and stand completely upright. The maximal dimensions for a cage are : length 121 cm x width 81 cm x height 88 cm.
 

RobFenton

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We're about to do the reverse journey (i.e. Europe to DR) with our two large dogs and currently looking into various options.

There are a number of specialist agencies that deal with this sort of thing, but they charge an absolute fortune and so far have not been that helpful.

When trying to arrange things directly ourselves, we've found that each airline has different rules and more often than not, give you different and conflicting information each time you call them, making it very hard to get the correct and up-to-date information.
That said, so far we've found that the best 2 options are Air Europa and Air France.

I am doing some more research into the matter this week so will try to update this thread with my findings.

Feel free to PM me if you would like to discuss in more detail.

Rob :)
 
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Check with the airline you're using to ascertain whether or not they will ship during HOT WEATHER in the cargo hold. If not, large dogs cannot be shipped, only small dogs and cats as carry-on pets.
 

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Check with the airline you're using to ascertain whether or not they will ship during HOT WEATHER in the cargo hold. If not, large dogs cannot be shipped, only small dogs and cats as carry-on pets.

Put on dark glasses and put a harness on the dog and it will cost nothing for your service dog to escort you onto the plane and back off at your destination.
Der Fish
 

william webster

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Check with the airline you're using to ascertain whether or not they will ship during HOT WEATHER in the cargo hold. If not, large dogs cannot be shipped, only small dogs and cats as carry-on pets.

That rule is so ridiculous.......the temp here in RD never changes & is constantly above the designated limit.

But it is a rule , nonetheless
 

william webster

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Put on dark glasses and put a harness on the dog and it will cost nothing for your service dog to escort you onto the plane and back off at your destination.
Der Fish

On my last flight out, we had a girl/woman with a St Bernard in the cabin...

it had a ticket

It was no service dog... it chased my bag of pretzels and everybody was petting it.

No clue how that transpired
 

zoomzx11

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I flew mine in on AA a few years back. Due to death of some of the dogs from hi temps if the plane is delayed on the Tarmac and the resultant law suits the airlines are much tougher. They are also taking advantage of the opportunity to make more money. AA has temp limits for the flight out and projected temp limits at the destination airport. I used an early am flight. There are a ton of rules and each airline has its own rules. AA was just awful. AA has a list of certain breeds they call short faced breeds they will not fly. My dog was not on the list but they still refused to fly him out. Good luck, its a morass.
 

LTSteve

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That rule is so ridiculous.......the temp here in RD never changes & is constantly above the designated limit.

But it is a rule , nonetheless

This party needs to find an airline that has a climate controlled luggage bay. Would you want a large pet in a cargo hold for hours in a hot environment wihich would kill them? The guidlines are there for a reason. Anyone bringing in large dogs need to plan in advance as to the time of the year they are flying. The rules are there to protect the animals.
 

william webster

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LT, all dog cargo areas are climate controlled.... all airlines
It's very cold at 40,000ft.....

I have done this a lot ...

and have always landed at 85-90F at AZS or any other RD airport.

Trust me... the dogs are last on - first off.
They beat me to the luggage area every time
 

RobFenton

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UPDATE:

We just booked our dogs to come to DR from UK.
For reference they are quite big - one Great Dane/American Bulldog cross and one American Bulldog.

They will be flying with THOMSON from London Gatwick direct to Puerto Plata.
The dogs will be on a regular holiday charter passenger plane, but will be classed as 'cargo', as opposed to 'excess baggage'.

We've used a specialist agency, namely AIA Pets, to handle everything as trying to deal with the airlines directly has been a huge pain in the neck.
None of the the airline reps seem to know their own company policies on travelling with pets and each one will give you contradictory information, making it virtually impossible to make a well-informed decision.

So, although more expensive to go via specialist agency, I feel much more secure that our dogs will be in safe hands and that they will be looked after properly.
The agency is even having purpose-built wooden crates made for the dogs based on their dimensions which meet all the appropriate and relevant regulations.

I know that we are going in the opposite direction to OP, but hopefully this information will help nevertheless, as I'm sure it won't be to different whichever direction you are flying.

Here are a few other agencies you can try:

- AirPets
- Passport For Pets
- Lady Haye
- Pet Air
- TransFur
- Pet Relocation
- Animal Airlines
- Pet Express

Although mostly UK/Europe based, I'm sure they will be able to help with flying from DR to Europe.
Just don't fly into UK with animals unless you REALLY REALLY have to!!

You'll loads of more specialist animal travel agents if you Google them.
 

caribbeankeith

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I think the service dog thing only works in the US an on an American plane not flying to Europe or the uk . I might be wrong tho
 

Candida Wozniak

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Thank you so much for all the usefull tips. We are planning to fly them out with jetairly around november. Keep your Finkers crossed!