Pet Friendly Airlines Series: Air France-KLM by Deepika Rana

Welcome to the first week of my series of pet friendly airlines. Over the next few weeks, I will be turning your attention to some of the pet friendly airlines so you may provide a comfortable and stress free travel experience for your four-legged companion.

From my personal experience and some research, I will spotlight airlines that are top choices among the international pet travelers.

Air France-KLM (Also referred to as Royal Dutch Airlines):

I've chosen this airline twice for my pet travel and they were above my expectations.
From departure to final destination, they managed each detail of my pet's move with compassion and personal attention.

Here are some of the few key points that makes KLM one of the top choices in my list of pet friendly airlines:

• A small dog or cat can be taken into the economy class cabin of most KLM flights, and in business class on most KLM flights within Europe.

• Air France-KLM have a special animal hotel at Amsterdam Schiphol Airport.

• If your pet is travelling as a check-in baggage and the transfer at Amsterdam Schiphol Airport lasts two hours or longer, the airline will offer your pet the chance to eat and drink, get some exercise and enjoy some rest under the care of a well trained animal professional. Kennels are also cleaned in transit.

• The costs depend on the destination. If your pet is travelling as a check-in baggage and is staying the Air France-KLM Cargo Hotel, you will pay an additional EUR150 to cover animal's care during the transfer.

• KLM cargo is a part of Pet Travel Scheme (PETS). It is a scheme that allows pets from certain countries to fly to UK without going into quarantine, if certain criteria are met.

• Exotic animals can be transported as well, for example ornamental fish, rabbits, guinea pigs, horses etc.

Watch this video that features the special handling of pets at the KLM Cargo Animal Hotel at Amsterdam Airport Schiphol.

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