Planes, all dogs and cats will be able to travel in the cabin. Larger ones will also be able to occupy the seat

The rules for the transport of pets on board planes. Monday the board of theEnacthe National Authority for Civil Aviation, will update the rules by effectively extending the possibility of Make all dogs and cats travel together with their ownerseven if it is tired of medium and large animals. The novelty was anticipated by a press release from the Ministry of Infrastructure and Transport which underlined the Minister’s satisfaction Matteo Salviniwho had also spent on this theme.

With the current rules Airlines accept animals in the cabin only if they have such dimensions that they can travel In a carrier to be placed at the foot of the seat and with a maximum weight that varies, depending on the individual carriers, between 7 and 10 kgcontainer included.

The modification that will be introduced Monday will instead allow you to bring larger dogs and cats on board, which will still have to travel within a special container that can also be placed above the seat. However, the cage will have to be suitable to be ensured through the seat belt or others anchoring systems compatible with armchairs. The overall weight of the animal and the container will be able to exceed the current limits, but must not exceed « the maximum weight provided for an average passenger ».

It is excellent news for the owners of cats and above all of medium and large dogs that until today, with the exception of guide dogs for the blind, have been forced to travel embarked in the pressurized hold. An option always taken into consideration reluctantly, because during the trip to the trunk the animals live a condition of strong discomfortdue to the constraintof noisefrom the loneliness and of theinhospitable environment. Often to avoid problems dogs and cats who have to travel in the hold are sitting with tranquilizers and this is also a perspective that many animal owners do not want to consider. THE’Experience of the hold then comes highly also not recommended by many veterinarians With the result that many renounce the plane and rather choose movements by train, car or ship. With the relative extension of the times. With the new rules it will no longer be necessary, at least for a greater number of animals. The large ones, probably, will probably continue not to be able to access the cabin, if only because even being able to use the seat their carrier is not so « ino », but it is in fact a small Kennel, difficult to place on the armchair.

It remains to be seen what the new legislation will contain in detail. Currently the companies decide How many animals can accommodate in the cabin – Usually one or two at most for each flight – and with which rules in relation to the type of carrier (soft, rigid, bag type, etc) and maximum permitted weight. Also decide on the additional cost to be applied. It will now be interesting to understand if the occupation of the seat will involve the payment of a full price ticket.

The Low Cost Companies Instead, they usually do not accept animals on board and even in the hold, which this presupposes a specific handling activity at the airport and during the loading and unloading phases.