Author Topic: animals flown to turkey  (Read 8186 times)

0 Members and 1 Guest are viewing this topic.

Offline madmickey

  • Newbie
  • *
  • Posts: 24
  • Location: United Kingdom
animals flown to turkey
« on: January 26, 2012, 16:40:55 PM »
does anyone know how much it would be to fly a 15kg terrier and a cat to turkey i would be grateful for any input from all you nice people



Offline Scunner

  • Chairman of the Bored
  • Administrator
  • Prolific Member
  • *****
  • Posts: 45714
  • Age: 57
  • Location: Perthchester
animals flown to turkey
« Reply #1 on: January 26, 2012, 17:00:35 PM »
I need to go back and adjust my answer on whether £500 a month is enough  ;)

Offline KKOB

  • Prolific Member
  • *****
  • Posts: 13570
  • I'm hearing the word.... Nonce !
animals flown to turkey
« Reply #2 on: January 26, 2012, 18:44:04 PM »
quote:
Originally posted by madmickey

does anyone know how much it would be to fly a 15kg terrier and a cat to turkey i would be grateful for any input from all you nice people



Spend some time phoning some airlines for their up to date flight prices and talk to your vet about the cost of the injections and paperwork required. Search the www for specialist animal export agents who may be able to help you.

We used Overhill Kennels near Bristol when we exported our 2 Springer Spaniels. Their website is at http://www.overhill.co.uk/


Have a look at this website about exporting animals

http://animalhealth.defra.gov.uk/about/contact-us/tradeexports.html

Before bringing them out to Turkey make sure that you give due consideration to the cost of bringing them back to the UK if things don't work-out for you in Turkey. If either of them are fussy eaters make sure that you can definitely afford to buy the special food that they'll want.
« Last Edit: January 26, 2012, 18:50:18 PM by KKOB »

Offline Highlander

  • Lord of the Rings
  • Prolific Member
  • *****
  • Posts: 21645
  • Age: 72
  • Location: Dingwall, Ross-shire (God's Own Country)
animals flown to turkey
« Reply #3 on: January 26, 2012, 18:48:00 PM »
Sorry I don't know the answer to your question.

But if the terrier puts on weight will you have to pay an excess charge ;)
« Last Edit: January 26, 2012, 18:49:05 PM by Highlander »

Offline angieebabe

  • Jr. Member
  • **
  • Posts: 94
  • Location: Turkey
animals flown to turkey
« Reply #4 on: January 28, 2012, 12:28:50 PM »
We have just paid £570 to animal couriers in the UK to have our Yorkshire Terrier flown from Glasgow to Antalya on the 15th Feb, and that's in the hold. Our flight was only £70 each , who got the Raw Deal here.....Make sure you have all the Paperwork and Vet checks in order, that set us back another £300... the bill is endless, but well worth it .

Offline kizkucuk

  • Full Member
  • ***
  • Posts: 799
  • Location: Turkey
animals flown to turkey
« Reply #5 on: January 28, 2012, 12:49:03 PM »
The cost of the flight is based on the size of the container which is calculated after taking measurements of your animal not not on the weight.  I paid just under £160 when I flew my cat out 2 years ago.  If you contact Thonsons cargo in Luton there is a really helpful lady there who will tell you how much it is likely to cost. If you contact Defra they will send you the paperwork you need and you get a quote from your vet.  They have ot be seen by a Defra registered Vet no more than 96 hours before the flight.  You can get a list of Defra regsitered Vets off the internet.  My own Vet was registered so he did all the injections and paperwork etc......

Offline jackstee

  • Full Member
  • ***
  • Posts: 1213
  • Age: 73
  • Location: Turkey
animals flown to turkey
« Reply #6 on: January 28, 2012, 15:30:27 PM »
Flying from Muscat to Islamabad, Islamabad to Turkey, Turkey to Doha and Doha back to Turkey with Charlie our Shi Tzu, all trips were based upon his weight which was counted on Exces Baggage. The cheapest, around 70 lira, was Dalaman to Doha with Turkish airlines and that was as hand baggage inside the cabin.

Never have wee been charged upon the size of the container.

Offline Ovacikpeedoff

  • Full Member
  • ***
  • Posts: 622
  • Location: Turkey
animals flown to turkey
« Reply #7 on: January 28, 2012, 23:37:43 PM »
When we took our dog to Turkey we had to have a special IATA approved crate that cost about £100 nearly 10 years ago. The crate and dog were weighed at check in and that formed the basis for the price. We flew GB Airways which is now part of Easyjet and they no longer transport animals.You will also need a form signed and stamped by an approved Defra vet. You contact your local Defra office and they will make a not of when you are intending to leave and about a week before departure the form will be sent to you. If you are travelling on the same flight as the animal that is all you need. If you are on a different flight you need the form also to be stamped by the Turkish Embassy in London. I do not know where you live in the UK but you will have a busy few days because the Defra authorisation is only valid for a short time.

Our border collie weighed 18 kgs.

Cats go thorugh a similar process with regards to Defra but they can be taken as hand luggage.
« Last Edit: January 28, 2012, 23:39:10 PM by Ovacikpeedoff »

Offline KKOB

  • Prolific Member
  • *****
  • Posts: 13570
  • I'm hearing the word.... Nonce !
animals flown to turkey
« Reply #8 on: January 29, 2012, 04:58:24 AM »
The main reason that we used Overhill Kennels was that they took care of all the running around and getting paperwork sorted for us. At a cost of course, but it was well worth it. The dogs were kenneled with them for 5 days prior to our flight and it gave us a hassle free period to get on with the packing and moving.

They liased with the airline and delivered the dogs straight to the aircraft at Bristol and made sure that the captain was aware that the dogs were in the hold so that the correct temperature was set for them. He was also given duplicate copies of their paperwork incase of any difficulties on arrival. The first we saw of them after 5 days was when they were going round the baggage carousel in their cages at Dalaman airport.

Offline Ovacikpeedoff

  • Full Member
  • ***
  • Posts: 622
  • Location: Turkey
animals flown to turkey
« Reply #9 on: January 29, 2012, 08:31:20 AM »
KKOB you have brought some memories to me. The week before we flew to Dalaman I had read in the newspaper of a case in the U.S. where they forgot to set the correct temperature and the dog arrived frozen solid. The same week Air France lost a dog that was never found.

GB Airways staff were great. We were allowedto keep the dog with us until an hour before flying.The ground crew showed us the crate being loaded onto the aircraft and just before take off the captain announced that passengers with animals aboard need not worry because all the procedures had been complied.




Share me

Digg  Facebook  SlashDot  Delicious  Technorati  Twitter  Google  Yahoo
Smf