NEW DELHI: India’s youngest airline, Akasa, will from November 1 allow pets — domesticated dogs and cats — on its aircraft like the country’s longest-flying carrier, Air India.
Akasa founder & CEO Vinay Dube said pets weighing up to 7 kg will be allowed onboard; those weighing between 7 and 32 kg will need to be checked in at airports and 32-100 kg will have to be checked in at cargo terminal as they will require to be flown in larger crates.
“There will be a charge for all these three categories of pets’ carriage which will be announced shortly. Booking for pets will start from October 15 for flying November 1 onwards,” said Dube, an avid dog lover. Further details of Akasa’s pet policy are awaited.
“For pets up to 32 kg, size of the crate is small enough to go through the airport counter. Then up to 100 kg, you can check the pet in at the cargo terminal because crates that hold large size dogs like Great Dane, Rottweiler, Mastiff, Greyhound or Irish Wolfhound are too big to go through airport. I am a dog person so I can go on (naming different breeds). There will be a charge for each of the categories of pet carriage,” Dubey said.
Air India, which has been flying pets for decades, allows a maximum of two pets in cabin per flight — one in the last row of first/business class and one in the last row of economy along with the accompanying passenger.
“Small inoffensive domestic pets such as dogs, cats and birds, accompanied by valid health and rabies vaccination certificates, will be accepted on AI domestic flights in the cabin or in cargo hold… subject to approval of flight commander. Pet must be properly carried in soft ventilated bags/kennel (of) prescribed size. Weight of pet including container should not exceed 5 kg for carriage in the cabin. Pets of larger size/weight will be carried in the cargo hold. Dogs and cats must be at least 8 weeks of age to travel. Pregnant pets will not be accepted,” AI website says.
For carrying pets on international flights, AI says passengers intending to import/export pets to/from India as baggage are required to comply with applicable regulations and to have a NOC/pre-import clearance from Animal Quarantine & Certification Service (AQCS) in India, before the commencement of the journey to India.
“Import/export of pets by passenger’s having the requisite clearance and permission from AQCS can only be done via six airports in India at present: Bengaluru, Chennai, Delhi, Hyderabad, Kolkata and Mumbai,” AI website says.
Akasa will start international flights from mid-23 when it has 20 aircraft in its fleet.
Akasa founder & CEO Vinay Dube said pets weighing up to 7 kg will be allowed onboard; those weighing between 7 and 32 kg will need to be checked in at airports and 32-100 kg will have to be checked in at cargo terminal as they will require to be flown in larger crates.
“There will be a charge for all these three categories of pets’ carriage which will be announced shortly. Booking for pets will start from October 15 for flying November 1 onwards,” said Dube, an avid dog lover. Further details of Akasa’s pet policy are awaited.
“For pets up to 32 kg, size of the crate is small enough to go through the airport counter. Then up to 100 kg, you can check the pet in at the cargo terminal because crates that hold large size dogs like Great Dane, Rottweiler, Mastiff, Greyhound or Irish Wolfhound are too big to go through airport. I am a dog person so I can go on (naming different breeds). There will be a charge for each of the categories of pet carriage,” Dubey said.
Air India, which has been flying pets for decades, allows a maximum of two pets in cabin per flight — one in the last row of first/business class and one in the last row of economy along with the accompanying passenger.
“Small inoffensive domestic pets such as dogs, cats and birds, accompanied by valid health and rabies vaccination certificates, will be accepted on AI domestic flights in the cabin or in cargo hold… subject to approval of flight commander. Pet must be properly carried in soft ventilated bags/kennel (of) prescribed size. Weight of pet including container should not exceed 5 kg for carriage in the cabin. Pets of larger size/weight will be carried in the cargo hold. Dogs and cats must be at least 8 weeks of age to travel. Pregnant pets will not be accepted,” AI website says.
For carrying pets on international flights, AI says passengers intending to import/export pets to/from India as baggage are required to comply with applicable regulations and to have a NOC/pre-import clearance from Animal Quarantine & Certification Service (AQCS) in India, before the commencement of the journey to India.
“Import/export of pets by passenger’s having the requisite clearance and permission from AQCS can only be done via six airports in India at present: Bengaluru, Chennai, Delhi, Hyderabad, Kolkata and Mumbai,” AI website says.
Akasa will start international flights from mid-23 when it has 20 aircraft in its fleet.
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