Hello chaps,

This is Andrew. My relative MAY need to travel with her Dog (adult, docile German Shepherd, about 70lbs, 5-6 years old, female).

She will need to travel from IAH (Houston, TX) to DEL (New Delhi, India).

As she is a grown adult, I doubt there is a way to carry her in the cabin, even if there is an expense...so, I was wondering the best way to do this, as this is our FIRST time thinking about transporting a pet.

We have some questions for all of you, please

1) Is there any way that the Dog and Pax can stop over in transit, e.g. FRA or MUC, for 24 hours, even if the Dog needs to be in the airport pet holding area, as opposed to catching two back to back flights.

The pax can disembark, enter the transit city, and then connect on the next flight the next day, instead of the immediate connection.

The pax will obviously have all their papers to enter the country, and the Dog would have all the papers for the destination county.

So, to recap, can the dog stop over in the pet holding area for 24 hours or so, as opposed to taking the next connecting flight when travelling from IAH-DEL via FRA for example?

2) Which is the shortest flight distance from USA to DEL, the pax does NOT have to travel from IAH, she can travel to another destination in the US, stop for a few days and then take the outbound flight from the USA to DEL, in order to minimize fight time

For example, instead of IAH-FRA is BOS-FRA or ATL-FRA or some outbound destination a shorter distance?

3) Have you had any experiences transporting a pet such a long distance, apart from don't do it!!

It would only be done if there is no other option and the pet needs to relocate with the family members

4) In your experience or knowledge which are the better airlines for pet transport?

The pax does not mind paying a premium to transport the pet...and if such a large Dog can go in the cabin, then that is EXCELLENT, but unlikely....

Please do let us know your comments.
Much appreciated

Cheers,

Andrew