Complete guide to travel with your pets in a flight from India

Exceptions

1. For flights to/from via London - pets are not permitted in the cabin or as accompanied baggage
2. For flights transiting Middle East - live birds will not be carried as accompanied baggage either in the cabin or in the hold.
3. They may, however, be permitted as accompanied baggage ex India to the Gulf.

Policy for Carriage of Pets into UK

1. Carriage of dogs/cats/pets and any other mammals in the cabin of the aircraft is not permitted in UK.,i.e, into or out of LHR or through LHR (London Heathrow Airport).
2. Carriage of dogs/cats/pets and other mammals are permitted under Airway bill only with prior intimation to LHR airport

Security Requirements:

All animals must be scanned /screened with a Hand Held Metal Detector (HHMD) prior to acceptance for carriage by air as baggage / freight.

Container requirements:

1. The minimum container, packaging and handling requirements as published in the IATA Live Animals Regulations must be met. These regulations prescribe the materials to be used, size, frame, etc.
2. The container should be escape proof, leak proof and of the proper size.
3. It should have ample ventilation.
4. The container must be strong i.e. not of chewable material.
5. Each animal in the container must have enough space to turn about easily while standing and high enough to allow it to stand and sit erect and to lie down in a natural position.
6. The cage must be properly secured.
7. Properly carried in a container/kennel which should be made of non-chewable material with smooth edges and properly ventilated in the prescribed size. (Kennel size not to exceed 18" x 18" x 12").
8. Pets are usually accepted on a one to one basis per container. However, two small pets of the same species and the same owner can share a container if they are between 8 weeks and not weighing over 10 Kgs each, or, a mother with offspring of fewer than 4 months.

Documents required:

1. Health certificate from a qualified veterinary doctor.
2. Letter/certificate from the veterinary doctor stating the animal's fitness for carriage by air.
3. Vaccination / Immunization record with Rabies vaccination date.
4. A declaration indemnifying the SpiceJet with the owner/passenger assuming all the risks of injury, sickness or death of the pet accepted for carriage, will be obtained from the passenger.