Transavia

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Small cats and dogs can travel in the cabin with their owners if the combined weight of the pet and carrier does not exceed 17 lbs (8 kg). Pets must be at least 15 weeks old to travel. The fee for this service is 50 EUR each way.

Pets who exceed the restrictions to travel in the cabin may be transported as checked baggage instead. The combined weight of the pet and carrier should not exceed 165 lbs (75 kg). The fee for this service is 77 EUR each way.

For pets traveling in the cabin, carriers must not exceed the dimensions of 16" L x 12" W x 10" D (40 cm x 30 cm x 24 cm). They must be sealed, have proper ventilation, have plastic windows to look inside, and have enough space for them to move around inside. For pets traveling in the hold, carriers must not exceed 40" x 27" x 30" (102 cm x 69 cm x 76 cm).

Animals must be at least 3 months and 21 days old to travel with Transavia. Snub-nosed dogs (pugs, boxers, bulldogs, Pekinese, and Persian cats) are only permitted to travel inside the cabin. Dogs that Transavia consider to be 'fighting dogs' are not permitted to fly, including Staffordshire Terriers or American Staffordshire Terriers, Mastiffs, Tosas, and Rottweilers.

• Anna
  Apr 1, 2022
  The bag is too small for my dog?!?!?!?

  I fly with Transavia already more than 7 years with my small dog in a cabin with the same dog's bag. The last time in Schiphol airport I and my dog didn't let on board because Transavia's employee (she denied providing her name) pointed out that the bag is too small for my dog!!!!!! It wasn't small for more than 7 years, but now, according to her opinion, it doesn't suit!!!!!! How is it possible? The lady argued that my dog has to stand fully with his head up inside of the closed bag. My dog is standing fully, but his head is straightened to the front. In my huge experience of traveling with other passengers who have their dogs in the cabin with them, I can say, that my dog has a lot of space inside his bag! Others were tightened sitting inside without any choice to turn or to put their head nicely straight to the front. How is it about dogs which are small enough by their body but have long legs?????? Are they also not allowed? How about their bags? The answer is: they were also in the cabin in a "not fitted" bag and everything was all fine. Just simply go to Instagram and check photos #dogincabin and you will see plenty of proofs to my words! If following the rules of that Transavia lady, that means non of these dogs are allowed to be on board because all their bags are too small for them!

• R
  Mar 28, 2022
  Cancelling flight right in the airport

  A few days ago we had a flight from Amsterdam to Faro with Transavia. Unfortunately, we canceled our travel because of the experience that we faced at the airport.

  We have a small German Spitz (a dog of 5kg). He has joined every trip since we have him (almost 4 years) and he has never had any problems being in the cabin as he always matches the size (Transavia's as well but until the last time). Transavia changed the regulations "pets on board" and became even more extreme and not for the benefit of animals and their owners.

  So, no certified plastic bags anymore, the max size is 40-30-24cm (8kg). My dog is still fitting this size but has a lot of hair and it looks like he is not. Of cause, having him in a bag 47-35-20cm is more comfortable for him, but these dimensions are bigger. As a result, the staff offered to place him in cargo. That is absolutely not matching our dog by knowing all of that horrible stories and seeing how that people are working with pets.

  Transavia explains its new rules as the following:
  "Your pet must be comfortably transported in the hold. ... = The carrier must have air holes to provide your pet with enough oxygen. + The carrier must have plastic windows for viewing the animal. + Your pet must have enough space to move around. + The kennel should be made from glass fiber or hard plastic (!?!?!). In addition, you should take four (reusable) tie wraps per flight so that you can close the kennel door properly. + Put this under the seat in front of you."

  Franky saying, this is not "comfortably transported" rules at all!!! Who made these "comfort" and "safe" rules for animals!?!?! Does this person has an animal and does he ever fly with him? I can take my explanation from very long as starting with choosing the right matching travel bag and ending with the experience of dozen people have when their pet was killed or injured or lost ... by unfaithful service in cargo.

  So, to be short, please, don't say "right" (which is actually the opposite) words on paper, but really mean it. Make enough space for passengers who fly with their pets. So that they don't need to hide and tight their fluffy family members in a box under the seat where is no air in a super small space no matter how small your pet is, or placing them in cargo which is super cruel in reality. Just simply having a few special seats where the pets can be properly placed next to their owners, have really enough oxygen, and could be safely tightened by the special vest. Regarding the cargo, it has to be a certified responsible service for every step that is happening with the animals from the moment when they have been taken from their owners until receiving back upon arrival. Because how everything is organized nowadays, is very far away from quality and pet-friendliness.

• Irene
  Jul 11, 2021
  Sharing my awful experience with Transavia with fellow pet owners

  I’m sharing my awful experience with Transavia – It’s a long post, but it might be useful to anyone planning to travel with this airline, especially those planning to travel with a pet in the cabin.
  On 7/7/21, I traveled from Amsterdam to Verona with Transavia. I was carrying my dog, which is small enough to be carried in the cabin. I would like to mention that I had already traveled with Transavia in the previous months with the same dog, in the same pet carrier, leaving from the same airport, and that we never had any problems. He weighs 8 kg and he travels in an official pet carrier which has the maximum dimensions allowed by most airlines, including Transavia. We bought the biggest carrier we could find for him to be comfortable in and to still comply with the airline’s regulations. At check-in, a supervisor told me “You have to buy a bigger bag so that your dog is more comfortable”. When I told her that a bigger bag would not comply with Transavia’s regulations anymore and that we had already traveled without any problems with the same carrier and the same dog on Transavia flights in the past, she said “We prefer the bag to be a little bigger, you need just half a size extra, so that the dog is more comfortable”. At that point, I rushed to the luggage shop to buy a bigger bag, but the shop was closed, so I went back to the check-in area, let the supervisor know and asked her to go through Transavia requirements together to see which requirement I was not complying with. She was insisting that the dog should be able to stand up: my dog can stand up and the bag can be closed when he’s standing, only his head pops out if he’s standing out (but not when he’s laying down), which we thought was not a problem, since it’s more comfortable for the dog to be able to have his head out and because on previous Transavia flights we saw people carrying their dog on normal bags that could not even be closed fully and where the only option was for the dog to have his head out the whole time. On the Transavia website there is no mention of the pet being able to stand up, just to move around comfortably, which is what our dog can do in his carrier. The carrier is also fully closable. Eventually, the supervisor talked to a second supervisor, and they said “You can take your dog with you but it’s your responsibility”. Obviously, my dog is my responsibility, I want the best for my dog, and I know what my dog is comfortable with. He’s used to being in that carrier and he’s comfortable enough, so much that he actually always sleeps during the whole flight. Moreover, I know that napping for an hour and a half in a carrier during a flight is the best option for him: being left at home with strangers is not, and I’m sure whoever has a dog or a cat would agree with me.
  After more than an hour of flight, during which my dog had been sleeping in his carrier below my seat without letting out a single bark or moan, a flight attendant stopped by and told me to close the bag. The zip on the top of the carrier was open so that I could see my dog while he was sleeping. I closed the zip as much as possible but not completely, so that his head, which was resting on the edge of the carrier while sleeping, could still be in the same position and I did not have to wake him up. When I asked if it was fine like that, the flight attendant insisted that I had to close it completely, and when I asked why exactly (since the dog was sleeping and had not caused any trouble), her answer was “Because if the bag is open then the dog runs off and we have to chase him”. When I pointed out that the dog was sleeping and that he would not run off anywhere because he was leashed to the bag (all appropriate pet carriers have an internal leash to make sure the dog does not jump out at any moment), the flight attendant kept insisting. Since the dog by that moment had woken up and was alert because of what was going on, I tried to pet him so that he would sit down and I could close the bag completely without stressing him out unnecessarily. While I was doing this, I asked the flight attendant if any of Transavia’s policy regarding flying with pets had changed, since we never had any problems with Transavia before and we had seen people carrying their dog in a simply should bag before, that could not even be closed completely. When I asked this (always politely), she snapped back saying “Are you going to close the bag or not?”. At which point I answered (again, politely, unlike she had just been) “I’m sharing my previous experience with you and I expect you to be polite with me”. She did not answer, walked away, and never came back. After the extremely rude and unprofessional attitude of the flight attendant and since the dog was not causing any trouble or discomfort to anybody, I left the end of the zip slightly open so that his head could rest as it was before and he could keep on sleeping comfortably.
  On the 9th of September, I received a letter from Transavia saying that I have been placed on the Transavia watchlist since I have been (quoting) “found guilty of not adhering crew instructions regarding pet” and that “these are very serious facts and Transavia has therefore decided to put you on the watchlist. Consequences of placement on watchlist is that you must report to the check-in counter on flights operated by Transavia for a period of 3 years. After reporting you can be checked for your behavior. The check will take place through a questionnaire with you before departure of the flight. As a result of the conversation, Transavia can still refuse you for the flight for reasons of order and / or safety. In case of refusal, you are not entitled to a refund”.
  Needless to say, I was not planning to fly with Transavia ever again in my life after such a bad experience, with or without any pets, but I find it shocking to see how objective regulations can be interpreted so differently by different employees and how Transavia allows them to do so. Again, I would like to stress that we were allowed to fly with Transavia without any problems before and with exactly the same conditions, and that we saw other people traveling in such a way with Transavia before too. In fact, this time we had chosen to travel with Transavia again solely based on the positive previous experience we had when traveling with our pet. I strongly suggest Transavia to reconsider their requirements for flying with a pet, because there is no dog or pet who will be able to move freely and stand up like their employees wished to in a carrier with the maximum measurements they indicate, except from small cats and chihuahuas. And, in that case, there won’t be any cat or chihuahua weighting more than 4 kg, so a limit of 8 kg is only misleading. Transavia may also consider providing their employees with a visual reference of a carrier that is approved to fly, because in previous flights simple shoulder bags were allowed in, which can be also misleading.
  Moreover, placing passengers on a watchlist because of a polite exchange with a very rude employee is also quite an interesting strategy for an airline, in my humble opinion. What Transavia should consider instead maybe is instructing their employees to be polite at all times, and not to walk away without saying anything, especially when in their head they’re planning to request to place the passenger on a watchlist. Shouldn’t the passenger be warned, if a situation is so bad (which was not the case this time, of course) to require such a measure? The passenger sitting next to me (whom I do not know personally) also expressed his surprise at the rude attitude of the flight attendant and wondered why they were being so difficult with a dog that was sleeping and not bothering anyone.

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