plane vrs car ride

lissapell":2l8pypq8 said:

I am contemplating having rabbits shipped to me by plane rather than transport. The transports all want to pickup or deliver as many as possible, which is understandable given they are trying to cover expenses. I however, am concerned about my rabbits riding next to other rabbits who might be contagious.
Would you be concerned or am I just being paranoid after dealing with the dreaded P?

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lissapell":tfpqk5pr said:

It is actually less expensive or even in price to ship via plane. It is 100.00 for 3 in a cage with dividers so long as the weight of the buns do not exceed 30lbs. This is from an American airlines rep. I am getting 6. They will be shipped/transported from Maine to Mississippi. So far I am looking at a 2 day trip by car w/ many other rabbits or a few hours by plane.

i have not tried UShip. I will look them up.

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lissapell":tfpqk5pr said:

This is from an American airlines rep.

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OneAcreFarm":2pn39vy0 said:

lissapell":2pn39vy0 said:

It is actually less expensive or even in price to ship via plane. It is 100.00 for 3 in a cage with dividers so long as the weight of the buns do not exceed 30lbs. This is from an American airlines rep. I am getting 6. They will be shipped/transported from Maine to Mississippi. So far I am looking at a 2 day trip by car w/ many other rabbits or a few hours by plane.

i have not tried UShip. I will look them up.

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I would verify that about the cage...AA does not take any carriers made of wire mesh. From their website: https://www.aacargo.com/shipping/animals.jhtml

The following types of kennels are prohibited: kennels made entirely of wicker, welded mesh or wire mesh; snap, soft-sided, cardboard, knock-down, folding or collapsible kennels; kennels with plastic doors; kennels with wheels (unless they are retractable, removable, taped, or otherwise rendered inoperable); and kennels with top opening doors.

And they cannot be top opening only, which most rabbit style transport cages are...

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lissapell":2pn39vy0 said:

This is from an American airlines rep.

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I would not trust this...you need to speak to rep for the Live Animal Transport. Send an email to: [email protected]

I find the passenger reps are usually wrong about these things. Just to be on the safe side...

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lissapell":1fi3z5rs said:

OneAcreFarm":1fi3z5rs said:

lissapell":1fi3z5rs said:

It is actually less expensive or even in price to ship via plane. It is 100.00 for 3 in a cage with dividers so long as the weight of the buns do not exceed 30lbs. This is from an American airlines rep. I am getting 6. They will be shipped/transported from Maine to Mississippi. So far I am looking at a 2 day trip by car w/ many other rabbits or a few hours by plane.

i have not tried UShip. I will look them up.

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I would verify that about the cage...AA does not take any carriers made of wire mesh. From their website: https://www.aacargo.com/shipping/animals.jhtml

The following types of kennels are prohibited: kennels made entirely of wicker, welded mesh or wire mesh; snap, soft-sided, cardboard, knock-down, folding or collapsible kennels; kennels with plastic doors; kennels with wheels (unless they are retractable, removable, taped, or otherwise rendered inoperable); and kennels with top opening doors.

And they cannot be top opening only, which most rabbit style transport cages are...

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lissapell":1fi3z5rs said:

This is from an American airlines rep.

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I would not trust this...you need to speak to rep for the Live Animal Transport. Send an email to: [email protected]

I find the passenger reps are usually wrong about these things. Just to be on the safe side...

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It was not a passenger rep but I am following up. It was from the liveanimals. they sent me info specifically for rabbits. No they can not ship in wire cages.

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lissapell":3ruv45c7 said:

They did I will send it to you. You might read it and find I am not understanding the information.

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It is 20lb not 30 lbs

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They have confirmed it is 4 in each compartment as long as they weigh under 20 lbs total and the space is 8 inches high with 120 square inches per live animal.

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