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Pet Forum / Birds / Parrots / June 2004Traveling with cockatiels by plane
Has anyone had any experience travelling with cockatiels by plane? Is this even possible on most major airlines? I just moved across Canada with my 8 cockatiels. I had a special travel box built for them that was just big enough for 2 birds to fit into each compartment. They had a little dish with a sponge that contained water. It was fastened to the bottom of the box., There were no perches. Everthing went fine. > Has anyone had any experience travelling with cockatiels by plane? Is this > even possible on most major airlines? He asked about plane travel. You answer was informative but not what he asked about. > I just moved across Canada with my 8 cockatiels. I had a special travel box > built for them that was just big enough for 2 birds to fit into each [quoted text clipped - 4 lines] > > Has anyone had any experience travelling with cockatiels by plane? Is this > > even possible on most major airlines? > He asked about plane travel. You answer was informative but not what he > asked about. > > Your answers are not what anyone wants to read low life PG > He asked about plane travel. You answer was informative but not what he > asked about. How about fastened to a ceiling fan? | He asked about plane travel. You answer was informative but not what he | asked about. It was informative, goofy. | > I just moved across Canada with my 8 cockatiels. I had a special travel | box [quoted text clipped - 6 lines] | this | > > even possible on most major airlines? In a plane? Did you buy a seat for your 'tiels? > I just moved across Canada with my 8 cockatiels. I had a special travel box > built for them that was just big enough for 2 birds to fit into each [quoted text clipped - 4 lines] > > Has anyone had any experience travelling with cockatiels by plane? Is this > > even possible on most major airlines? No, they went in the belly of the plane on the same flight as me. Air Canada and Westjet have a restriction that you are only allowed 2 of the same species with you in the cabin. I also had my two cats with me as well. I shipped the dogs the day before. > In a plane? Did you buy a seat for your 'tiels? > [quoted text clipped - 8 lines] > this > > > even possible on most major airlines? Thanks Deana. > No, they went in the belly of the plane on the same flight as me. Air Canada > and Westjet have a restriction that you are only allowed 2 of the same [quoted text clipped - 14 lines] > > this > > > > even possible on most major airlines? Some airlines do allow you to bring on a cockatiel by placing the carrier under the seat. My suggestion is to call around and ask the airlines if you can take your bird on board. > Has anyone had any experience travelling with cockatiels by plane? Is this > even possible on most major airlines? Under the seat huh? Would you sedate at all? (Although that is dangerous.) My little one can get quite ornery on the ground. I would hate for her to terrorize a whole plane full of tired passengers. Similarly I would hate for someone ELSES scared bird to bother me for a flight. I've also heard horror stories of pets not being put in pressurized compartments below the plane. These may be myths but they scare me as well. I'm pretty sure a bird wouldn't sit well with the quick conversion to 30K feet and back. > Some airlines do allow you to bring on a cockatiel by placing the carrier > under the seat. My suggestion is to call around and ask the airlines if you > can take your bird on board. > > > Has anyone had any experience travelling with cockatiels by plane? Is this > > even possible on most major airlines? If you have to put the bird in the cargo area I would think that would mean the end of it. Probably freak-out and die. Maybe a tranquilizer from the vet. My cockatiel is very hyper and would not survive the cargo area. When driving through five states, he had no problem with the car moving. Just had to keep the cage cover over him so that he would not be bothered by the moving traffic. He hated it when the 18 wheeler-trucks passed by the car. I think the noise startled him mostly. > Under the seat huh? Would you sedate at all? (Although that is > dangerous.) [quoted text clipped - 18 lines] > > > Has anyone had any experience travelling with cockatiels by plane? Is this > > > even possible on most major airlines? > If you have to put the bird in the cargo area I would think that would > mean the end of it. Probably > freak-out and die. Maybe a tranquilizer from the vet. My cockatiel is > very hyper and would not survive > the cargo area. Blah... tons of parrots travel in cargo all the time and do just fine. The tranquilizer bit is not a good idea (yeah, sedate the bird and ship it in cargo), plus I doubt that a competent vet would give you any kind of tranquilizer for these reasons. It is way too dangerous. > When driving through five states, he had no problem with the car > moving. Just had to keep the cage cover > over him so that he would not be bothered by the moving traffic. He > hated it when the 18 wheeler-trucks > passed by the car. I think the noise startled him mostly. We've made cross country moves by car with our birds. The only one that had a bit of a rough time was the scarlet macaw, who gets car sick easily, but once we placed her carrier facing forward she was just fine.  Signature~=-Marco-=~ http://photos.yahoo.com/igotmbd > > If you have to put the bird in the cargo area I would think that would > > mean the end of it. Probably [quoted text clipped - 6 lines] > cargo), plus I doubt that a competent vet would give you any kind of > tranquilizer for these reasons. It is way too dangerous. Depending on the rules currently in force by the airlines, there is no reason you could not get a travel cage that will fit under the seats. We've done that with no problems. We got a small rope perch and attached that to the top of the cage to give the birds something to stand on. We also had a dish that attached to the side of the cage for foot and water. Brad |
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