Experience flying Continental with pets
#1
Original Poster
Join Date: May 2009
Location: Kapalua, Maui- just paradise and Sun Valley, Idaho!!
Programs: Mileage Plus 1K .96MM (1MM this year-humm)
Posts: 162
Experience flying Continental with pets
I see that starting 3-3-12 United will adopt the same program that CA now uses for shipping pets. They will become cargo instead of checked baggage. We fly United with our two dogs twice a year from Boise to Maui. My question is being asked of people flying on CA with their pets. Do you take the dogs to another part of the airport (cargo area) and then you go to the normal counter? Also in the past from Boise to SFO it is the smaller commuter jet (CR200) and we can only put one dog in cargo (that is the max allowed) and we put the other one in cabin. At SFO we have to go to the counter and check the second dog as checked luggage to Maui. SFO to Maui all pets have to go below in the plane. Now if the second dog in SFO needs to go to another part of the airport (cargo area) we may have a problem getting there. I guess a taxi to cargo and back maybe. Almost think my wife and I will have to travel on separate days to avoid the problem. How does the CA program been working.
TIA.
TIA.
#2
Join Date: Dec 2005
Location: Olympia, WA
Programs: AK, DL,UA
Posts: 360
FWIW....
Consider flying Alaska Air instead if you must travel with pets. Much more liberal with pets in cabin, including to/from HI.
http://www.dogjaunt.com/2011/08/taki...aska-airlines/
Consider flying Alaska Air instead if you must travel with pets. Much more liberal with pets in cabin, including to/from HI.
http://www.dogjaunt.com/2011/08/taki...aska-airlines/
#3
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Thanks. We are not sure about taking them in cabin. Also with our status with united we always get upgraded to first.
Thanks. We are not sure about taking them in cabin. Also with our status with united we always get upgraded to first.
#4
Join Date: Oct 2009
Location: Southern California
Posts: 128
I picked up my puppy at MCO and flew back to LAX with her in first class on United. In fact, that's why I returned via UA versus Virgin America as VX wouldn't let me travel first class with her (understandably as they don't have the below seat storage). She's a Maltese and all of 2.2 lbs, so her carrier fit under the seat.
However, were I to do it again, I'd travel VX-- I find that I liked VX coach better than UA first.
However, were I to do it again, I'd travel VX-- I find that I liked VX coach better than UA first.
#5
Join Date: Aug 2010
Location: SF Bay Area
Programs: MileagePlus
Posts: 412
I see that starting 3-3-12 United will adopt the same program that CA now uses for shipping pets. They will become cargo instead of checked baggage. We fly United with our two dogs twice a year from Boise to Maui. My question is being asked of people flying on CA with their pets. Do you take the dogs to another part of the airport (cargo area) and then you go to the normal counter? Also in the past from Boise to SFO it is the smaller commuter jet (CR200) and we can only put one dog in cargo (that is the max allowed) and we put the other one in cabin. At SFO we have to go to the counter and check the second dog as checked luggage to Maui. SFO to Maui all pets have to go below in the plane. Now if the second dog in SFO needs to go to another part of the airport (cargo area) we may have a problem getting there. I guess a taxi to cargo and back maybe. Almost think my wife and I will have to travel on separate days to avoid the problem. How does the CA program been working.
TIA.
TIA.
The UA Cargo facility at SFO is a short walk form the International Terminal G AirTrain station (about 5-10 min 1/4-1/3 mi).
Last edited by SFOFastAir; Apr 4, 2012 at 2:01 pm Reason: Change location of PetSafe facility.
#6
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Join Date: May 2009
Location: Kapalua, Maui- just paradise and Sun Valley, Idaho!!
Programs: Mileage Plus 1K .96MM (1MM this year-humm)
Posts: 162
Thanks. Just found out the as of 3-3-12 on United, we can now take both little dogs on the CRJ200 from Boise to SFO. That makes our life a lot easier. We can now check both as cargo in Boise or Maui and they fly as cargo all the way.
Aloha
Aloha
#7
Join Date: Aug 2012
Location: Currently UK
Programs: United, Delta, Alaska
Posts: 1
Petsafe from Europe, on my own in SFO!
I see that starting 3-3-12 United will adopt the same program that CA now uses for shipping pets. They will become cargo instead of checked baggage. We fly United with our two dogs twice a year from Boise to Maui. My question is being asked of people flying on CA with their pets. Do you take the dogs to another part of the airport (cargo area) and then you go to the normal counter? Also in the past from Boise to SFO it is the smaller commuter jet (CR200) and we can only put one dog in cargo (that is the max allowed) and we put the other one in cabin. At SFO we have to go to the counter and check the second dog as checked luggage to Maui. SFO to Maui all pets have to go below in the plane. Now if the second dog in SFO needs to go to another part of the airport (cargo area) we may have a problem getting there. I guess a taxi to cargo and back maybe. Almost think my wife and I will have to travel on separate days to avoid the problem. How does the CA program been working.
Last edited by Kesata; Aug 8, 2012 at 7:21 am Reason: add'l detail