I know these questions get asked quite frequently and I have used the search facility but unfortunately they are all relating to Air Transat who do not take dogs on their aircrafts any more

So I called BA Cargo this morning and gave them dimensions of my IATA dog crate and was quoted £1,500
Can anyone recommend any cheaper airlines that take dogs onboard? I will be trying Air Canada in the morning to see if they can get it any cheaper.

I will be flying from London or Gatwick to Vancouver mid July with a 9yr old English Springer Spaniel. Bloody dog....he's cost me a small fortune.

Try Zoom. You will have to use Ladyhaye for the booking. Our 2 rottweilers (needed the biggest crates made) cost 2000 pounds for the two of them, all vet certificates/paperwork and 3 days kenneling.

HTH

Hi, I transported my cat from Manchester to Chicago with Bmi in February. I have checked their website and they offer a Vancouver route from LHR if that is any help to you. The company they use is Airspace Aviation Solutions and they were in my opinion good and my cat arrived at Chicago happy and healthy. It cost @ £260 to transport him and they needed about 2 weeks notice to book him on the flight.Check the bmi website for the number if you are able to shift airports. Hope this helps and happy travelling to you and your dog.

That's what I thought, but looks like it may not be the case: http://britishexpats.com/forum/showthread.php?t=454999

I was browsing the Air Canada site yesterday and noticed that they transport dogs (up to 32.5kg with crate) as baggage. The international one way fare appears to be $245 - please correct me if I am wrong! This appears to be a pretty good deal for a small/medium dog.

Joanne

Hi,

Air Transat now don't take animals as excesss baggage but they do still carry them as cargo. See my post here http://britishexpats.com/forum/showthread.php?t=454999

Cheers,
Andy

PS... we still have a large Vari Kennel Deluxe for sale, PM for details.

i contacted Ladyhaye last week re shipping our lab, she is a big dog!! came to £1050. Which i was pleasantly surprised at.

Try Jets4Pets - haven't used them or heard of anyone who has, i've just heard the name floating around. Good Luck

Well what can I say? This site is brilliant and has saved me a grand
Thankyou all very much, if anyone wants to ship a pet to Canada give these guys a ring at Air Transat-

David or Mark on 01784 431831

If your dog will weight less than 32 kg in his crate, cost is $250 with Air Canada

Yeah but have you seen AC's passenger prices compared to Air Transat ?

Yes, that is definitely the down side