tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7163679024619392733.post5526943459353369185..comments2023-10-19T13:54:12.979+02:00Comments on Life Lessons of a Military Wife (overseas in Europe!): Flying your pet to Europe using a military rotator (MAC) flight****Veteran Military Wife at Life Lessons of a Military Wife****http://www.blogger.com/profile/14858503892858989499noreply@blogger.comBlogger13125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7163679024619392733.post-44150921558948256652011-08-20T21:32:43.343+02:002011-08-20T21:32:43.343+02:00Sorry to say I know nothing about flying pets to t...Sorry to say I know nothing about flying pets to the UK, I just know that it's MORE expensive than the European mainland:-)<br /><br />Try visiting<br /><br />http://www.lakenheath.af.mil/library/newcomerinfo/index.asp<br /><br />Might wanna read this too<br /><br />http://cinchouse.com/Forums/tabid/56/aff/23/aft/7679/afv/topic/Default.aspx****Veteran Military Wife at Life Lessons of a Military Wife****https://www.blogger.com/profile/14858503892858989499noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7163679024619392733.post-90190563467285996252011-08-20T21:14:06.098+02:002011-08-20T21:14:06.098+02:00Belgium can be tricky! Usually, if the pet is goi...Belgium can be tricky! Usually, if the pet is going with you, there probably won't be any fees...but I have known a few who had fees less than 100 euro. If the pet flies as cargo unaccompanied, fees can range up to 200 euro per pet..more if they need to board your pet, vet check, etc...be prepared with cash just in case. Less of a change of this happening in Amsterdam or Frankfurt for some reason...no one can explain it to me!****Veteran Military Wife at Life Lessons of a Military Wife****https://www.blogger.com/profile/14858503892858989499noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7163679024619392733.post-72539739690635149182011-08-20T08:33:12.926+02:002011-08-20T08:33:12.926+02:00Does anyone know if there are fees from customs to...Does anyone know if there are fees from customs to bring pets from US to Belgium?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7163679024619392733.post-55443223217455089232011-08-16T01:02:12.626+02:002011-08-16T01:02:12.626+02:00Just curious, with United did people get to bring ...Just curious, with United did people get to bring them as checked luggage versus cargo? We are headed to the UK (we are Air Force) and from what I can tell the UK doesn't allow animals to come into the country unless they come as cargo (which is of course super expensive).Kayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13169767757479816137noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7163679024619392733.post-6799344033628683882011-08-11T00:27:38.598+02:002011-08-11T00:27:38.598+02:00I don't think it's true about Lufthansa. I...I don't think it's true about Lufthansa. It's a single incident. If your crate is too small, it doesn't matter if you are military or civilian, your pet won't fly, unless you buy a crate right there and then! <br /><br />United almost wouldn't ship my dog because they said the crate was too small. They said he "can't stretch" and I was like "ARE YOU KIDDING ME?" they called the Vet and he determined that the crate was just fine. If they had denied the crate we would have had to take our dog to my parents place. <br /><br />The decision, if a pet flies or doesn't fly is made every single time a dog is checked in and the air line has the last word about it. If they say, they say no but they won't denie every single Service Member to ship their pets. <br /><br />By the way. United is the cheapest way to go when you PCS from Germany to the US. German Shepherds cost 250 Euros each (don't know if they upped the price that is what we have paid last December). Also, Gradlyn an Pet Air, both use Lufthansa. <br /><br />Get quotes from both of them. They are not cheap but have outstanding Service. We took three dogs as extended Baggage and shipped on via Pet Air. http://www.halsueberkopf.com/p/how-to-ship-your-pet-from-germany-to-us.html <br />To ship them from Germany to the US is much much easier ;)Sandrahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17467617290564215095noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7163679024619392733.post-10524525501417672562011-07-22T15:42:49.801+02:002011-07-22T15:42:49.801+02:00That is interesting. I wasn't 100 sure of that...That is interesting. I wasn't 100 sure of that. Please check out my blog and comment. http://warriormomwife25.blogspot.com/2011/07/united-states-terrorist-flag.htmlAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7163679024619392733.post-31496045765224537242011-07-19T22:54:35.534+02:002011-07-19T22:54:35.534+02:00According to the German lady who worked at SATO, a...According to the German lady who worked at SATO, an incident had recently happened in which a servicemember showed up w/ a dog in a too-small cage. B/c he was on orders he had to make his flight and called a friend to pick up his dog. She did not, however, say if this was going to be a permanent policy w/ Lufthansa or not. But I do know that Germans do become upset w/ the way a lot of American military abandon their pets (as evidenced by the AFN commercials). <br /><br />~Stacy<br /><br />(if you get this twice, sorry, my computer never showed if the other post was sent or not)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7163679024619392733.post-71386029340936040782011-07-19T09:38:29.190+02:002011-07-19T09:38:29.190+02:00Stacy, I hadn't heard that...Lufthansa didn...Stacy, I hadn't heard that...Lufthansa didn't update their website either to reflect their new policy?<br /><br />I think that's strange as Lufthansa and United are codeshares and share flights, so you might have a United flight on a Lufthansa plane and vice versa, and I know United flies them, as someone just left here with a pet on United.<br /><br />Now I'm wondering if something happened with a military pet...and that they still take civilians but won't under the government's dime? I don't know...just guessing...****Veteran Military Wife at Life Lessons of a Military Wife****https://www.blogger.com/profile/14858503892858989499noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7163679024619392733.post-6047376804252567432011-07-19T09:34:32.207+02:002011-07-19T09:34:32.207+02:00There are quite a few pet shipping services out th...There are quite a few pet shipping services out there you could use. They are much more expensive than taking the pet with you though but for a pug to not fly in an unknown cargo hold in hot weather during the summer, it would be worth it to me...also look at buying a friend or family member a RT trip ticket and having them bring the dog over...even with the price of the ticket, it could be much cheaper than shipping the pet! I've had friends do this with much success:-)<br /><br />Rebs, you're welcome too!****Veteran Military Wife at Life Lessons of a Military Wife****https://www.blogger.com/profile/14858503892858989499noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7163679024619392733.post-8838929085706008042011-07-19T03:38:45.011+02:002011-07-19T03:38:45.011+02:00My husband and I are about to PCS to Germany! I re...My husband and I are about to PCS to Germany! I recently found your blog and I was excited to read about Reggie's adventure! We have a Chinese pug but have decided to keep him at my parents while we are overseas. We are very sad to leave Bubba behind. Is there any way to ship a pet after you have already gotten settled overseas?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7163679024619392733.post-74996945543769231822011-07-19T02:41:13.614+02:002011-07-19T02:41:13.614+02:00Thank you for this information! My husband and I a...Thank you for this information! My husband and I are getting ready to PCS to Germany with our two cats and it's so overwhelming what all needs to be done. I'm glad I found this blog. Thank you!Rebshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08926346990383383455noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7163679024619392733.post-30640070338419183792011-07-18T21:58:25.676+02:002011-07-18T21:58:25.676+02:00We didn't fly MAC, however, we did just PCS ou...We didn't fly MAC, however, we did just PCS out of Germany on June 2nd, 2011. Did you hear that Lufthansa is no longer flying military members' pets? We were originally on a Lufthansa flight out of Frankfurt and got changed to United. Just an FYI for you. <br />~StacyAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7163679024619392733.post-9568550701716275782011-07-18T16:35:26.563+02:002011-07-18T16:35:26.563+02:00I just did this same thing about a month earlier t...I just did this same thing about a month earlier than your writer and the only thing that I would add is that it cost $240 for my 65 pound goldendoodle. I was able to get the first pet spot on the BWI flight by booking it 60 days out which was the earliest date that they list the flights. I, too, travelled from AZ to MD in the car with the dog and had to find a vet to take care of the health certificate. It was not easy finding a civilian vet either.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com