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Old Feb 6, 2013 | 11:41 pm
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riotgeek
 
Join Date: Oct 2007
Location: ORD
Programs: Aer Lingus Gold Circle, Virgin America Elevate, Qantas
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Originally Posted by CDTraveler
Can you route the trip so that the cat could be in cabin for the first leg, and then sent to cargo only for the final leg? Maybe stop over in Los Angeles, so the cat is in cabin as much as possible?

I was just discussing taking a cat trans Atlantic with the vet this morning. She said a big concern is making sure the cat does not become dehydrated while flying, and that's for a much shorter trip.
Don't know if we can put her in the cabin for the first leg - since the flight is codeshare (Lufthansa from Melbourne to Frankfurt and then Aer Lingus from Frankfurt to Dublin), I don't know if she will be required to travel as cargo the entire trip.

I'm considering looking into a professional pet courier/cargo service.
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