that's great. So they don't usually object if you ask to see them loading cargo?
Another question: How much does it usually cost to travel with your pet via air? I mean..for example, if you are travelling from the U.S to Europe.. how much does the pet's airfare/cargo boarding/insurance etc cost altogether?
depends where in europe your going.
all out of country flights the dog must be in cargo (wth the exception of canada and mexico with some airlines)
if you want to go to the british isles, hawaii or anywhere else that has quarrentein laws, i dont suggest it.
there is the pet pasport but it takes aproximatly 6months to complete and is a very rigourous process costing ofter over $1000 however it does mean your dog or cat can go straight home instead of having to sit in quarrentine.
if you do plan on flying into a quarrentine based conuntry without the pet passport its a 6monthed kenneld quarentine and can cost anything from $5000 upwards from what ive been told, a good average is about $1000 a month for quarentine boarding.
cost of flight is usually about the same cost as a childs seat in regular class, but it also depends on the airline.
some airlines also dont fly animals at all...
insurance is usually anythign from $25-$200 per pet, again depending on airline.
as an example, to ship vixie and dodger to me, via continental, shipping was $250 for vet check, crate, flight and insurance.
for my dane puppy to be shipped if i whent that route itll cost closer to $350 because bigger crate, and bigger crate means more expesnive.
so it all depends on weight and crate size.
its always best to contact the airline and talk to them about their rules and regs and prices.
again, if our planning on duing such the only airline i trust with dogs are British airlines (when we moved over our cocker was flown cargo with BA and continental (both vixie and dodger were sent via continental, wonderfull airline for pet transport!)