When Traveling To Chile
Traveling By Air with Pets
If at all possible, it is best not to take your pet with you if you are planning to travel by air for a prolonged period of time, let’s say a flight that takes more than eight hours. And while sedating an animal has been the approved method of air travel for most animals, it is now being discouraged. In fact, some airlines will not allow you to sedate your animal prior to air travel. Reasons cited include the loss of an animal’s natural ability to balance and maintain their equilibrium under sedation, as well as the loss of their ability to regulate their body temperature and/or to control their own stress. This can become dangerous when and if the animal has to be moved during the flight.
Photo courtesy of Rosa Echeñique
If overly concerned, take the sedative yourself and enjoy your flight!
However, for whatever reasons we have for wanting to take our beloved pet with us when we travel, air travel for pets has improved greatly within the last decade. Always contact your airline well in advance to review their rules and regulations. Written and posted guidelines (usually on-line) are a good indication that an airline has given a good deal of thought to the safe transport of animals.
Another very important thing to check before departing for the airport is the weather. Most airlines stop transporting pets as checked baggage during extreme hot and cold weather and most adhere to the “day-of-travel” temperature restrictions. A simple phone call will let you know whether your pet will be traveling that day or not. Make sure you have a back-up plan for your pet in case this should happen.
Last, but not least, you should also inform yourself of the policies concerning the bringing of animals to other countries around the world. For example, with the exception of Continental Airlines, no other airlines from the USA will accept a pet for travel to the United Kingdom. The UK has multiple and stringent restrictions as it concerns the introduction of specific animals into their country. Continental Airlines is the first American airlines to be approved to bring pets into the UK. This is due to their pet travel program “Pet Safe.”
Other countries may require a letter from a veterinarian stating that your pet has all its required shorts and is in good health. For travel to countries which are part of the European Union, all pets must be fitted with a micro-chip for identification purposes. Some countries do not permit certain breeds of animals into their country. A good source of information for these types of questions is the “International Air Transport Association (IATA) and/or calling the consulate or embassy office of the country you are planning to visit for more detailed and up-to- date information.
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Who Flies to Chile
Air Canada -
However, for whatever reasons we have for wanting to take our beloved pet with us when we travel, air travel for pets has improved greatly within the last decade. Always contact your airline well in advance to review their rules and regulations. Written and posted guidelines (usually on-line) are a good indication that an airline has given a good deal of thought to the safe transport of animals.
Another very important thing to check before departing for the airport is the weather. Most airlines stop transporting pets as checked baggage during extreme hot and cold weather and most adhere to the “day-of-travel” temperature restrictions. A simple phone call will let you know whether your pet will be traveling that day or not. Make sure you have a back-up plan for your pet in case this should happen.
Last, but not least, you should also inform yourself of the policies concerning the bringing of animals to other countries around the world. For example, with the exception of Continental Airlines, no other airlines from the USA will accept a pet for travel to the United Kingdom. The UK has multiple and stringent restrictions as it concerns the introduction of specific animals into their country. Continental Airlines is the first American airlines to be approved to bring pets into the UK. This is due to their pet travel program “Pet Safe.”
Other countries may require a letter from a veterinarian stating that your pet has all its required shorts and is in good health. For travel to countries which are part of the European Union, all pets must be fitted with a micro-chip for identification purposes. Some countries do not permit certain breeds of animals into their country. A good source of information for these types of questions is the “International Air Transport Association (IATA) and/or calling the consulate or embassy office of the country you are planning to visit for more detailed and up-to- date information.
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Who Flies to Chile
Air Canada -
Air France -
www.airfrance.com
Alitalia -
Alitalia -
www.alitalia.com
American Air Lines -
American Air Lines -
www.aa.com
British Airways -
British Airways -
www.britishairways.com
Continental Airlines -
Continental Airlines -
www.continental.com
Delta Airlines -
Delta Airlines -
www.delta.com
Iberia Airlines -
Iberia Airlines -
www.iberia.com
KLM -
KLM -
www.klm.com
LAN Chile -
LAN Chile -
www.lanchile.com
Lufthansa -
Lufthansa -
www.lufthansa.com
Swiss International Airlines -
Swiss International Airlines -
www.aerolineas.com
Avianca (Columbia)
Avianca (Columbia)
www.avianca.com
COPA (Panama)
COPA (Panama)
www.CopaAir.com
GOL (Brazil)
GOL (Brazil)
www.voegol.com
Pluna (Uruguay)
Pluna (Uruguay)
www.flypluna.com
TACA (Costa Rica)
TACA (Costa Rica)
www.taca.com
TAM Linhas Aereas (Brazil)
TAM Linhas Aereas (Brazil)
www.AirCanadaPets.com
Air France
Air France
www.pettravel.com
American Airlines
American Airlines
www.aa.com
British Airways
British Airways
www.petswelcome.com
Continental
Continental
www.seatguru.com
Delta
Delta
www.pettravel.com
LAN Chile
LAN Chile
www.PetTravelCenter.com
Lufthansa
Lufthansa
www.seatguru.com
Swiss International Airlines
Swiss International Airlines
For more info on Pet Travel you may want to visit the following web sites:
www.petswelcome.com
www.PetTravelCenter.com
www.petsonthego.com
www.About.com.AirTravel
www.classypets.com
www.tripswithpets.com
www.onlyforpetlovers.com
www.seatguru.com
www.2camels.com
Cruise Liners that have a Pet Policy
www.cunard.com
With the exception of Cunard (Queen Mary II), there are no other cruise ships that accept pets for travel as of this date
www.petswelcome.com
www.PetTravelCenter.com
www.petsonthego.com
www.About.com.AirTravel
www.classypets.com
www.tripswithpets.com
www.onlyforpetlovers.com
www.seatguru.com
www.2camels.com
Cruise Liners that have a Pet Policy
www.cunard.com
With the exception of Cunard (Queen Mary II), there are no other cruise ships that accept pets for travel as of this date
PET FRIENDLY HOTELS IN SANTIAGO
Manquehue Hotel
Manquehue Hotel
www.hotelmanquehue.cl
TopApart Hotel
TopApart Hotel
www.topapart.cl
Santa Magdalena Apartments
Santa Magdalena Apartments
www.marinadelrey.cl
Veterinarian offices in greater Santiago
Services provided at some but not all of the listed veterinarians may include:
-Emergency home visits
-Open24 hours
-Grooming
Veterinarian offices in greater Santiago
Services provided at some but not all of the listed veterinarians may include:
-Emergency home visits
-Open24 hours
-Grooming
-Lab tests
-Boarding of pets
Clinica Veterinaria Pasteur (Las Condes)
-Boarding of pets
Clinica Veterinaria Pasteur (Las Condes)
Clinica Veterinaria Dra. Marcela Polanco (Independencia)
Mundo Vet (Nuñoa)
Hospital Veterinaria Pedro de Valdivia (Nuñoa)
Centro Veterinario San Agustín (La Florida)
Clinica Veterinaria Pet Vida (Santiago Centro)
Asistencia Vet’s (Providencia)
Clínica Bellavista (Providencia)
telephone: 777-1861
Clínica Veterinaria Seminario (Providencia)
Hospital Veterinario Cat-Dog (El Bosque)
Clinica Veterinaria Las Condes (Vitacura)