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Cat Forum / Cat Anecdotes / February 2006Cats and private/executive jets
This is truly off the wall, but one never knows when someone else has relevant experience. I will be starting some international work, with stays of some months out of the country. The company will have its own long-range aircraft, and a couple of us, variously catted and dogged, have wondered whether we might take the furpeople with us. While baggage compartment travel is obviously stressful, does anyone have experience with cats on long-range flights when they can see and touch their people, and even possibly get out of the carrier? Might there be adaptation like a ship's cat? Howard I have had the wonderful experience of flying high in a corporate jet and so have a few of my furballs. The captain had one order they stayed in the cabin not in the cockpit. They went back and forth looking out each windows they were of course a little nervous when we hit some turbulence but I had them in the carrier when we took of and when we landed. It was a 4 hour flight and I have to say it was the least traumatic travel experience we have ever had. If I had to ever fly over seas or air travel I would charter a private jet instead of having them fly in a cargo area. But I am lucky I can afford to do these things. But personally experience take a litter box when they get out place them immediately in the litter box and take their paws just like you did when they were being litter trained to show them where the box is. if they are nervous you may want to try this may sound silly a diaper just in case. I rather clean them up then pay the bill to clean an aircraft. Matthew Wow, you are lucky to be able to do that! I think one chartered flight to Europe is about $30,000 to $40,000. Rhonda > I would > charter a private jet instead of having them fly in a cargo area. But I am > lucky I can afford to do these things. No I have done it in the US not to often though no need to do so I might be lucky enough to have so $$$ but I ma still cheap I did day " I said if I ever had to" sorry I should have said If I have the need to travel to Europe I would do this. I have had friend loses their fur kids because of unregulated cargo areas. My furballs don't go with me and my better half unless they have to no need to traumatize them for our pleasure. They have traveled with us if there was no one to watch them such as our kids > Wow, you are lucky to be able to do that! I think one chartered flight to > Europe is about $30,000 to $40,000. [quoted text clipped - 3 lines] >> I would charter a private jet instead of having them fly in a cargo >> area. But I am lucky I can afford to do these things. > Howard I have had the wonderful experience of flying high in a corporate jet > and so have a few of my furballs. The captain had one order they stayed in [quoted text clipped - 13 lines] > > Matthew Thanks! This would be a longer flight -- US to Middle East. My new company is buying (leasing, something) a Gulfstream 45, which can do it nonstop. Since the CEO is a fur person (dogs mostly, who also might go), I suspect it would be OK. I'd imagine, given his background, he also will check out to fly the thing, although there would be regular pilots. I think you mean a G450 talk about caviar and champagne the fur kids are going to fly in style talk about class you lucky dog you http://www.gulfstream.com/g450/ 45,000 feet ceiling, very large cabins can almost get up to mach 1 large oversized lazy bozy style captains seats large couches most have built in kitchens with sink and microwaves Howard since it is going to be a long flight to save the clean up start getting your furball used to using a hooded litter pan just in case of accident spill overs or turbulence I used the g350 that had a premium interior upgrade on it when I have flown about. I know a service here in florida that charters them. I learned my lesson about the hooded pan the first time we hit turbulence and one of the furballs was in mid stream. That was an expansive steam cleaning bill |
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