Airline approved pet carrier

An airline approved Pet carrier is a must when travelling with your Pet and can be obtained at a few Pet shops or companies that build Airline approved Pet carriers.

It is always wise when travelling with pets to make sure with your agent / pet shipping professional that the crate / carrier you will be using is an airline approved pet carrier otherwise if any issues arise it may be too late and you could face difficulty with your trip.

Your agent should check with the airline that will be used if your airline approved pet carrier is indeed 100% approved and accepted!

Restrictions on airline approved pet carriers

On certain airlines you might face restrictions on your airline approved pet carrier and this should be determined with the airline in the early stages of your trip.

It is very important to make sure of all the necessary facts right at the beginning of your trip to avoid any surprises!

Always be sure to look at airline approved pet carriers with plenty of ventilation for your Pet and most airlines will require this!

(IATA) Airline approved pet carriers

It is required that a Pet travels in a IATA compliant approved crate / carrier and there are some other requirements which as mentioned previously with the selected airline. It is always safest that an animal travels in one crate alone but according to IATA rules 2 pets are allowed to travel together if they are 14kg and under each and of the same species and obviously compatible.

Most airlines will have their own rules which is your responsibility to comply with at all times.

We hope you enjoyed this article on airline approved pet carriers.

PetzRush Pet travel Team!