bomber2908

So we have come doen to two places we'd like to move to, on eof them being in Europe, the other being in Canada. Now we have a parrot which we could easily transport in a car through Europe, however if we decide on Canada I have no interest in leaving him in some dark place below the plane where he will probably have a heart attack. So I was wondering if anyone knew about airlines that allow parrots in the cabin. Bear in mind he is a very small parrot bread about the size of a cockatiel, so would easily fit under a seat in a plane.

Thanks for any advice!

P.S.: I have no intention on leaving him behind, so please do not suggest this!

Edo

And I have no interest in travelling with an airline who make me sit next to animals on their plane cuz I will have a heart attack too.

dbd33

It's cold in Canada, probably not good for a parrot. I never see parrots when walking the dog and such. Australia would work better. I saw parrots there. And bananas, all manner of tropicana.

Atlantic Xpat

Avoiding the temptation for Monty Python jokes.....One can't imagine any circumstance and any airline that would allow you to take your parrot in the aircraft cabin on a transatlantic flight. If consigning him to the hold where any other animals are transported is of no interest, and leaving him behind is not an option, immigrating to Canada is likely to be a challenge.

dbd33

Boat. One could move to Canada by boat. Perhaps have a leg amputated at the knee to get the proper look.

Auld Yin

So, after the preceding comments, where in Europe are you going?

Jingsamichty

The Canada dream has ceased to be.

Atlantic Xpat

It's not ceased, it's just sleeping.......

Former Lancastrian

What sort of parrot is it? Are you sure it wont be pining for the Canadian fjords?
Without a thread search is this a BE first of not moving to Canada because of a parrot?

dgagitw

By boat: http://www.cruisepeople.co.uk/transat.htm

You'll most likely have the hassle of going via the US (double immigration pain for the bird), but it seems possible and, as others have pointed out, somewhat appropriate to take him by boat. Seems like it could be good fun too!

bomber2908

Thanks dgagitw for the only useful post!

Edo seriously why would post such a rude comment instead of providing help people like you should be simply banned from forums useless, rude and simply time wasting!

TheThornes

Loving some of these comments!!

Seriously though, travelling in the hold of the plane where other animals travel will probably be far less stressful to the parrot than travelling up in the cabin. Let's face it, wherever it is in the plane its going to be noisy. In the cabin it would have the added stress of additional noise from people talking, kids screaming, kicking chairs etc and probably less room too (cage would have to be pretty small to fit). At least in the hold, there's going to be no disturbing movement and noise from people walking about and it will be dark which helps animals to settle down. Also bear in mind that if the parrot is up in the cabin, he could be of annoyance to other passengers - he could be noisy if he's stressed and some passengers could be like my husband in that they are allergic to feathers.

OK, so it wasn't a parrot but we did bring a cat and dog over with us and they travelled quite happily in the hold of the plane; I'm not saying that they enjoyed it but they were certainly none the worse for wear after it.

If you're really worried about the parrot travelling in the hold of a plane, speak to your vet and see what they say whether they think the journey would be too much for it or not. I'm sure it would be fine; birds get transported on planes all the time, whether they be pets or otherwise. At the end of the day it will be probably be you who are more stressed than the parrot.

Best of luck with whatever you decide.

iaink

Was he not just offering a passengers perspective of having to share cabin space with a parrot? He didnt break any forum rules as far as I can tell. Dont parrots potentially have psittacosis, and some people have allergies for sure, so I dont think any scheduled airline would (or should) allow a bird in the cabin.

Is the hold not lit anyway when animals are travelling down there? If its OK for dogs and cats to travel in the hold then I imagine its OK for parrots?

On a British expats site Monty Python references in any parrot thread are unavoidable I would imagine. Cant be the first time you have experiences such a thing surely?

dbd33

Oi! I first mentioned that you could don an eye patch, stick the bird on your shoulder and rolick along on the high seas. I'd call that useful.

fletcher m

Is this a wind up? You are called bomber and you want to stuff things under a passenger seat! Come on, stop the piss take now.

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or this one..

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