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AM Pet Movers is specialized in planning, organizing and managing the international transfers of unaccompanied cats and dogs traveling by air.

What does transporting a pet by air entail?

The transfer of a pet (dog or cat) abroad, by air, can be organized in 3 ways.

Unaccompanied pets, booked as Manifest Cargo

Pet-in-cabin or Carry-on pets

Excess/checked baggage

Unaccompanied pets, booked as Manifest Cargo

If your pet needs to be transported as Manifest Cargo, AM Pet Movers is your ideal partner and can provide you with full assistance, in all the phases of the relocation. This is our field of expertise.

This service guarantees the safest and best travel conditions for your pet, including tracking tools. Your pet will be traveling unaccompanied, and be transported in the aircraft cargo hold, where the airline will manifest it on board as Special Cargo.

Your dedicated Pet Travel Consultant assigned by AM Pet Movers will take care of carrying out a thorough study of the best route in order to guarantee the safest travel conditions for your pet. Moreover, your consultant will work together with you so as to prepare your dog or cat for their travel.

Pet-in-cabin or Carry-on pets

If the Manifest Cargo solution is not your choice and if you have the possibility, you may consider the Pet in cabin option. Meaning, the pet is traveling with the passenger inside the cabin, as a carry-on luggage.

Let’s go through this process in detail.

The passenger (usually the pet owner) may book this service directly through the airline while purchasing their own ticket.

First of all, it is important to keep in mind that each airline company has its own policy, therefore not all of them may allow pets in cabin, such as most low-cost airlines; there are a few exceptions (foto Matilde in aereo o Anna e Matilde).

Usually, airline companies’ websites have a specific page dedicated to their pet policy where you can learn all there is to know before planning your trip.

Another important aspect is that, even though an airline may accept pets in cabin, there are some restrictions to comply with, both regarding the weight of the pet (and its kennel) and the dimensions of the kennel itself.

Usually, the total weight of the pet and carrier goes from 8 to 10 kg.

The pet must be able to fit in a soft-sided ventilated pet kennel that will go underneath the seat directly in front of you.

If you are considering booking your pet in cabin, and you are wondering how AM Pet Movers can assist you, the answer is quite easy!

We can provide you with a customized paperwork guidance service. This will allow you to make sure that your pet will be fully compliant with all the requirements, both upon departure and arrival.

We will thoroughly check your pet’s paperwork and we will guide you step-by-step in order to make sure everything is in order for its travel.

Excess/checked baggage

The third and last option is the one in which the passenger checks the pet as their excess baggage, in the hold. This is called Excess or Checked baggage.

This is required when the weight of the pet inside its kennel is higher than the maximum allowance according to the airline policy. Just like the pet-in-cabin, the passenger will need to book the pet when purchasing their own ticket.

Since the pet will now travel inside the hold, it is imperative to verify with the airline that the route in question will be served using an aircraft equipped with the pressurized, ventilated and climate-controlled hold.

Also, the kennel that your pet will travel in must now be made of hard-plastic and comply with the IATA requirements.

How can AM Pet Movers assist you in this case?

Besides providing you with customized paperwork guidance, we will also help you choose the correct airline approved kennel for your pet.

We will explain how to measure your dog or cat, and indicate the correct size of kennel.

If needed, you may also purchase the IATA compliant kennel from AM Pet Movers. We will pre-deliver it to your residence, complete with a travel kit (i.e. absorbent pads and bowls).

How does your pet travel?

Here below you may find some basic information:

the hold where pets are carried is pressurized, ventilated and climate-controlled. Travel conditions inside the hold are the same as those in the passenger cabin; the temperature inside the hold can vary from +15°C to +25°C, based on the outside temperature, in order to avoid a thermal shock.
the hold is monitored by the pilot cockpit, and nobody can access the hold during the flight
due to the above-mentioned details, it is important to clarify that not all aircraft types are equipped with this specific hold, therefore the Manifest Cargo option may not be available for all routes
the word “cargo” implies that this is an actual export customs procedure from the origin country, which will need to be completed through an import customs procedure in the destination country
since we are dealing with live animals and not general cargo, it is crucial to explain that all handling phases (check-in with the airline, tendering, loading onto the aircraft etc.) are carried out through a path exclusively dedicated to our four-legged friends; consequently, live animals are not handled as any other goods being transported by the airline
the Manifest Cargo allows the access to a tracking system that shows us the current status of the pet’s travel

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