Advice on international travel?
Hey guys, I have an upcoming international trip that I’m trying to plan for with my two cats. Our first trip was horrendous and I’d like to figure out how to make this next one more comfortable for them. It’ll be a 10 hour flight from the US to our first destination and then a four hour flight to our final destination, so 14 hours of flying in total. That’s not counting wait and screening time at the airports. How do people feel about flying pets in cargo VS in cabin with long flights? Last time I flew them in cabin. 176
But one of them escaped from the carrier and I had to chase her on the plane. They were also just generally upset and uncomfortable with being in the carrier for that long, so now I’m wondering whether if they fly in cargo, I could have them in a bigger crate and they’d be more comfortable that way? Then again even though they seemed upset to be in the carrier I did feel better about just being able to see and comfort them. I’ve also heard horror stories about people who flew their pets in cargo and basically found them dead due to suffocation, excessive heat etc so at the time in cabin sounded like a safer option. I’d love to hear any advice from people who’ve flown long hours internationally with their pets and opinions on flying in cargo VS in cabin. If you could also tell me what airlines you flew with and whether you had a good experience with them that would be great. We flew Turkish last time and it was actually awful every step of the way… 679