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Forum: Australia
Mar 20th 2006, 9:55 pm
Replies: 89
Views: 18,306
Posted By Hutch

Re: Pet Export: Info Thread

Yep. Well sort of. We had given the nod to Golden Arrow - but on hearing Paul's experiences with them I reinvestigated Airpets and got a fresh quote from them (it was about 30 quid more). Who we go...
Forum: Australia
Jul 26th 2005, 6:09 pm
Replies: 89
Views: 18,306
Posted By Hutch

Re: Pet Export: Info Thread

Yea - that does make sense. Like I said earlier, millions fly without incident every year :)
Forum: Australia
Jul 25th 2005, 5:48 pm
Replies: 89
Views: 18,306
Posted By Hutch

Re: Pet Export: Info Thread

Travel advisory for pets taken from the British Airways web site:

> Get your pet used to the container a few days before its flight. A favourite toy or blanket should help it feel at home in a...
Forum: Australia
Jul 25th 2005, 5:35 pm
Replies: 89
Views: 18,306
Posted By Hutch

Re: Pet Export: Info Thread

OK! I have solution! Take your pet as hand luggage!
Forum: Australia
Jul 25th 2005, 5:28 pm
Replies: 89
Views: 18,306
Posted By Hutch

Re: Pet Export: Info Thread

Yea, found another image, enclosed below. Bit of Googling revealed that a lot fo the shippers use Vari-kennels which look a lot better. That water doesn't look non-spillable either though. Wonder...
Forum: Australia
Jul 25th 2005, 5:22 pm
Replies: 89
Views: 18,306
Posted By Hutch

Re: Pet Export: Info Thread

Yea - old ice cream tub - not what I'd imagined at all. Wonder if you can supply your own container for them?
Forum: Australia
Jul 25th 2005, 5:20 pm
Replies: 89
Views: 18,306
Posted By Hutch

Re: Pet Export: Info Thread

Right then - the inscrutable Golden Arrow Shippers have now sent me their pack, which comprises a booklet of testimonials from happy punters (*shrugs shoulders* hardly likely to include any adverse...
Forum: Australia
Jul 25th 2005, 5:14 pm
Replies: 89
Views: 18,306
Posted By Hutch

Re: Pet Export: Info Thread

What do they suggest then? Give up a loved family pet and send it off to a dog's home, for the sake of half a day in the cargo hold of an aeroplane? Thousands of animals fly all over the planet every...
Forum: Australia
Jul 25th 2005, 5:08 pm
Replies: 89
Views: 18,306
Posted By Hutch

Re: Pet Export: Info Thread

Par Air have sent me their full written quote now which stands at £2138 all in for both animals or £1742 for the dog and £675 for the cat and includes a £142 fee for picking them up from our...
Forum: Australia
Jul 21st 2005, 5:36 pm
Replies: 89
Views: 18,306
Posted By Hutch

Re: Pet Export: Info Thread

Ah well - maybe I misunderstood what she was asking for then. Nobody suggested anyone was cutting corners regarding the size of box - merely that there is definitely a correct size for an animal and...
Forum: Australia
Jul 21st 2005, 5:32 pm
Replies: 89
Views: 18,306
Posted By Hutch

Re: Pet Export: Info Thread

Got my Animal Airlines quote through now - total cost for a dog and a cat (both average size) is £1899. That includes:

1. Freight / Airway Bill / Airline Handling
2. Air...
Forum: Australia
Jul 21st 2005, 11:38 am
Replies: 89
Views: 18,306
Posted By Hutch

Re: Pet Export: Info Thread

Hmmm - seems there's a time-limit on editing your posts, so I can't update my original content. Strange system, but there you go.

Right - Golden Arrow update. Have now received their pack, as...
Forum: Australia
Jul 20th 2005, 10:20 pm
Replies: 89
Views: 18,306
Posted By Hutch

Re: Pet Export: Info Thread

Yep - we were told about the lepto by the Bristol Vale lady (can't over-emphasise how much information she offered up) and you're right.

As to the collie - yep - remember reading about it too....
Forum: Australia
Jul 20th 2005, 10:17 pm
Replies: 89
Views: 18,306
Posted By Hutch

Re: Pet Export: Info Thread

What the lady was saying was that with the pure flight-only crowd, they tend to over-charge you by asking for measurements from tip of nose to end of tail. With them, they say to get your dog to lie...
Forum: Australia
Jul 20th 2005, 2:58 pm
Replies: 89
Views: 18,306
Posted By Hutch

Pet Export: Info Thread

I'm in the process of sorting this out (don't leave until next year, but it's one less thing to sort). Have found out loads of info so I thought I'd bung it all in a thread. I'll update it as and...
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