importing - Page 3

well everyone thanx so much for all of your experiences, and experiences with shipping costs.

i think from now on i am going to be looking at pups in driving distance, from now on

After that experience, I think I would have flown to Amsterdam myself and hung out at the cafes.  Sit back and relax!

Something like that happened when I was flying back from Holland (luckily without the dog...but there were other dogs flying in cabin and in cargo).  There was an 11 Hour layover in Newark because of a storm runing up the east coast...I got back to Washington about 2 a.m.  I was hissing mad (I called that way and luckily they got me onto a third flight (after two cancellations) that was the earliest of the last two flights of the evening).

Airlines are sort of a life sucks then you die kind of deal - I have been flying to Europe most of my life and I imagine that the same suckiness that affects passengers affects cargo as well....lol - dont ever fly a dog out of Italy - or if you do - make sure you know when the unions go on strike...that happens alot...there is a reason the name of the main airport in Milano (Malpensa) means bad thoughts.

~Cate

Don't know alot about importing dogs. I just imorted a dog from frankfurt to dulles airport. it costed me 740 euros and then 30 dollars to pick her up at the airport. I also used Lufthansa. They have done this more times then us wiping our own ass. They do a great job. My gsd wasn't thristy or hungry. They have a chart to keep records of such and they give you a copy of it. At the time, 1 euro equal to 1.40 american dollars.

John

Lufthansa does an outstanding job overall I think.  It is never a good feeling when you go to pick your dog up and they look at you blankly and say, "Ok and um I think maybe um we um... you have a shipped item... oh, um... dog was it?"  It makes the hair on my neck stand up.  Lufthansa seriously has their game on when it comes to shipping.   Good luck in whatever you choose.

Lisa

I picked my guy up at newark and i think that it was sls cargo or whatever it is that works with lufthansa.   other than the plane being a bit late because of weather i did not have a problem.  planes being late at newark are nothing new anyways!  as a matter of fact plane from newark flying over my house at the moment.  we live very close to it.  the only pain was having to go to the cargo area first which is way off the beaten path from the terminals then to customs, then back to the cargo area.  probably only because i was dying at that point to see my dog!