Did you know that pets aren’t allowed to fly as checked luggage between May and September because of the summer heat? Did you also know that flying them on air cargo through the airlines is only possible if the temperature is less than 85F at the departure point and “predicted” to be less than 85F at the arrival point? This appears to be standard policy across most airlines except Continental who maintain lower temperatures at their holding facilities. For our 35 lb Brittany, it’s about $235 on Continental and about $185 on Delta. Conti connects through Houston so I really prefer to use a direct Delta flight. It will be the 7:10 ATL to DFW.
After fropping off Lisa’s brother, his wife and 1 yr old at the airport, we went to the Delta cargo area to get a pet carrier for $85. Sure I could have gotten a better price at a pet store but when you are counting the minutes like we are, you don’t waste a couple hours to save $30. After that, we immediately took Tucker to his vet appointment to get his travel certificate - another $65. This whole process is like going to Disney…you hemorrhage money. Oh well, I guess if I think about how much it would cost if I weren’t getting paid to go to China…this seems like a bargain.
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