Can pets be brought on the plane? How to go through the procedures?
In recent years, more and more people keep pets. The question that arises is, who will take care of these pets once their owners go on a business trip or travel abroad? Recently, a reader asked the Jiefang Daily·Shangguan News interactive message board: "Can pets be brought on the plane to fly with their owners? What procedures need to be completed?"
Answer: It requires permission from the airline. Passengers apply for pet check-in service when booking tickets, and can only take them on the plane with the airline's approval. Except for guide dogs or hearing dogs, other live small animals transported as baggage cannot be carried with you and must be transported in an oxygen-supplied cargo hold.
Generally speaking, small animals must meet the following conditions:
1. Small animals are cats, dogs, birds or other pets raised at home; if the animal is too small or too large, as well as wild animals, animals with weird shapes, animals that can easily hurt people, pregnant animals, and Small animals that may cause harm to transportation safety cannot be transported as baggage.
3. Small animal consignment services are available at both departure and arrival airports.
At present, most domestic airlines have launched pet check-in services, but the specific details of different airlines vary. For example, China Southern Airlines prohibits short-nosed cats and short-nosed dogs as checked pets, and only accepts live animals for transportation on direct flights; China Eastern Airlines requires that the local temperature at all destinations during the transportation of small animals should be within the range of minus 12°C to 30°C. Inside. Please consult the corresponding airline for details.
Answer: To handle the check-in procedures for small animals, the application should be submitted at least 48 hours before the flight departure, and the check-in can only be approved by the airline. Application channels: Ticket offices directly under the airline; airline customer service hotline; airline official website and APP.
Prepare the appropriate materials and pet shipping box. Small animals should be packed in special aviation pet shipping boxes. The maximum package size cannot exceed 90x60x66 cm, the minimum package must not be less than 5x15x20 cm, and the maximum weight must not exceed 32 kg. They should be packed in separate cages. Small animals, their shipping boxes and the food they carry must be transported in an oxygenated cargo hold. The transportation fees for small animals are calculated separately and are not included in the free baggage allowance. They are charged according to the excess baggage standard. Passengers should transport small animals to the airport by themselves to check in 120 minutes before the flight is scheduled to take off on the day of departure.
Q: What materials are needed to transport pets?
Answer: The materials that need to be submitted when applying for pet consignment and the materials that need to be carried when boarding the plane include: "Animal Quarantine Qualification Certificate" issued by the quarantine department at or above the county level. International flights require the "Entry-Exit Inspection and Quarantine Health Certificate of the People's Republic of China" and "Rabies Immunity Certificate" issued by the National Entry-Exit Inspection and Quarantine Bureau and the Animal and Plant Quarantine Department; health declaration and rabies vaccination certificate; entry-exit or transit permit Certificates and other materials. In addition, some airlines also need to fill out the "Small Animal Transportation Application Form", which can be downloaded from the airline's official website.
