CyprusLiving

Hello, I'm new to the forum! Enjoying the chat between you all! I am coming to Cyprus next May as a resident. Could someone kindly let me have name(s) of couriers to bring my little cat ?

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Hi There,

Im going back to the UK( Manchester) in 2weeks and taking my rescue cat with me
Both of us are on the same Thomas cook flight and im doing it without an agent.
I went on Thomas Cook web site and emailed the cargo dept and got an email back from Airborne Pets who are agents to ThomasCook ,Thomson Airways,Monarch and ETIHAD.
They have been so very helpful the flight for my cat was £575.00 ,the vets fees inl microchip, rabies injection, worming injection and the fit to fly cert has cost me 113.00euros,this was taken care at our local vets in Peyia Village and the crate which the size is 66cmx43cmx46 was 47.00 euros.
As we are flying into the UK she has to go in the hold ,dont know if your cat can go in the cabin with you as your flying out of the UK.
You do need to photo copy alot of info for the handling company at your departure airport ,but Airborne Pets send you a letter to advise you what to do and when to send the info.

Hope this helps you Jay x

You can take it with you in your flight. There are new regulations from 1st of January, so it will be much easier and cheaper.
575 pounds for a cat??? Just ask different airlines!You'll save a lot of money.
For example: http://www.lufthansa.com/cy/en/Animals

Hi I did ask about being allowed to have my cat in the cabin and was told the law is they have to go in the hold entering the UK .
When asking around other independent agents, they were charging more for the flight.
I have a friend who flew with Monarch 3 years ago from Leeds to Larnaca and it cost him £295.00 but they had to travel another 2hrs back to Paphos ,
I dont want my cat in the crate for hrs on end as she will be in her crate for 4hrs before the flight another 5hrs flying and however long through customs and another 30 mins till shes home ,

we enquired with jet2 last year as they carry live cargo - be warned easyjet do not carry live cargo, so it depends largely where you are travelling from in the UK with what airline is available to you good luck

My network crashed as my thank you to all message was going thru! Apologies if it has now gone thru twice! Huge thank you to all. Didn't know where to begin now I do! She is a little rescue cat and has seen me thru some trying times and home wouldn't be home without her! I am so looking forward to moving to Cyprus. I visited in October in a self catering apartment which was lovely and met lovely people and fell in love with Cyprus. I have lived in many places both in Uk and abroad but I had a tear in my eye when I left Paphos on my return flight. The lady who sticks in my mind most has a little kiosk at the corner of Kings Gardens. Having grocery shopped in Paphos bus inspector sent me on the wrong bus back to my apartment - it was miles away! I was lost! Cypriot lady running the shop said she would find where I was living and give me a lift when she finished her shift! Took 15 minutes driving to find Paradise Gardens! So I owe her a great thanks for her "rescue"! If anyone knows her - I think her name was Mariana or close to that - huge hi and thank you from lost Scottish lady!

make sure you do your research as not all uk airports have the facillties for the export/inport of live animals

I used PetAir UK as they have their own vets http://www.petairuk.com/. I also used Paphiakos as importer at this end to collect,do all paperwork and deliver to me as they came afterwards. Some airlines allow pets to come as excess baggage which is much cheaper. They still go in the hold and must be in an airline approved travel crate. Not sure how or where you pick them up.You would need to speak to the airline. The cat will need a pet passport, microchip, rabies vaccination 21 days before travel and possibly parasite treatment/health-check by a vet. Good luck with the move - we love it here and the cats have settled fine.
Jools

I brought my staffy from the UK in April, using Thomson airlines and using jet set pets! Very reasonable price, the trip went very smoothly.

Would it be possible to tell us the price?

It was around £600 that was including the travel cage that was delivered 2 weeks before departure, so my dog could get familiar with going in it!

Pets entering or leaving the UK must travel as MANIFESTed cargo ie in the hold. Some european airlines allow them in the hold for flights in mainland Europe but not in the UK.

Airlines charge by cubic capacity and weight but you must remember your pet is going to be in its travel crate for HOURS. Handling agents in Cyprus do NOT let the animal out for a wee - once it;s in their warehouse, it stays there until boarded on the flight. Saying that, if you take your pet to the airport in cyprus, once the paperwork is complete, there is nothingto stop you taking the animal away for an hour or so to lessen the time it spends in its crate.

You cannot at the moment ship Edinburgh from Cyprus unless you use KLM or Lufthansa who transit via their european hubs. Thomson have applied to ship into Edinburgh but have not received approval yet. Not all UK airports are able to accept animals or if they do, and not all airlines fly all year round.

With regard to cats, flea and tick 24-120 hours is required when leaving the country (Uk or Cyprus), dogs also require this PLUS tapeworm treatment.

DEFRa also states " Fitness for travel
The transport company that you use to bring your pet into the UK may require you to provide a veterinary statement that it is healthy and fit to travel before they will allow it to board.

It is advised that before you bring your pet into the UK to check with the transport company if they need this statement and the form which it should take. It may be provided either by:

1.completion of section IX of the EU Pet Passport by a veterinarian confirming that ‘the animal is in good health and able to withstand carriage to its destination.’ or

2.a private statement from a veterinarian stating that: ‘On [date], I examined the animal described in EU Pet Passport/third country official veterinary certificate numbered [enter serial number] and found it to be free from clinical signs of infectious or contagious disease, including external parasites, and in my opinion, is fit to travel.#

Whilst it has been said that a pre-flight sign off by a vet is not required, if the carrier requires it, it is easier to just get it done - it's too late to do it when you deliver the pet to the airport.


An "approved Pet Carrier" means the airline, not all airlines are able or willing to transport pets.

I ship animals to and from Cyprus (and anywhere else they need to go) and have never had any problems with the animals or the paperwork.

Also be aware, some handling agents will NOT accept certain types of travel carriers even thugh the manufacturer states they are IATA approved.

If any one requires any advice, please feel free to PM me.