I thought most airlines had a heat rule, usually 85 Fahrenheit. If it’s warmer than that at any destination, the pets can’t fly.
“I thought most airlines had a heat rule, usually 85 Fahrenheit. If it’s warmer than that at any destination, the pets can’t fly.”
Each airline has its own rules, I know Delta would not fly our dog to Europe when we moved our family during the summer several years ago, so we had to take her with us (on United) when we returned to Europe from a trip to California that Christmas. Later, when unfortunately my job ended and we had to move back, I had to make a special quick trip flying home to Ohio on May 15 of that year, the last calendar day Delta would fly animals as baggage in the cargo hold (50 lb dog). It was actually cheaper to fly round trip with her as baggage one-way than to send her through their pet transport system, and I hope a bit less stressful as I was able to take her out for a bit during the layovers.
Both United and Delta let me take her from her kennel at a connecting airport (though a pain as required checking out and in again) and things went well with both.
I agree with others - this is a totally separate issue from the Dr. Dao situation. I believe United has more flexibility on dates than Delta and may fly more pets than other airlines, so really nothing should be read into this statistic until put in context.