People love to take their pet on vacation. Travelers want their dogs and cats to travel with them as they are members of the family as well. Taking a pet on a flight can provide challenges as there may be more planning involved.
Here’s a guide about traveling with your pet on Spirit Airlines if you’re planning a trip soon.
The pet policy of Spirit Airlines
As per Spirit Airlines Pet Policy, Spirit Airlines allows many pets on flights within the country. But not on foreign flights. This also applies to flights to the island of Puerto Rico and the United States Virgin Islands.
Pets cannot, however, be checked as cargo. They can only fly in the cabin. This implies that tiny pet animals that may fit below the seat directly in front of you are the only pets allowed on board.
Acceptable domestic animals include:
- Dogs
- Kittens.
- Tiny birds for the home
- Little rabbits
But bear in mind that traveling to and from the island of Puerto Rico and the United States Virgin Islands by plane is against the rules for both birds and rabbits.
How to take a pet on a spirit airlines flight?
- If you are traveling with a service animal that has a license, the restrictions are a little different.
- To begin with, the only animals that can travel on a Spirit flight as support animals are dogs.
- You have 48 hours before your travel to complete the Service Animal Airline Transportation Form provided by the US Department of Transportation.
- Submit it to Spirit using their online form.
- Spirit will allow you to bring the signed paperwork to the counter where you check in the day of departure if necessary.
- But there’s a potential that the staff won’t be ready to approve it. You’ll need to rebook. Which they can help you with.
- Fill out an application for each trained service dog you plan to travel with if you have more than one (two is the maximum allowed).
- The dog has to stay in the lap of yours or in your allocated foot area once you are on the aircraft.
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- When taking a trip abroad with the service dog. Be mindful of any travel limitations that apply both there and back home. Including those related to paperwork and vaccination records.
- Remember that Spirit does not classify healing or emotional support pets as service animals.
- When booking a flight and traveling with Spirit, pets that provide emotional support will be handled like family members.
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Travelers can get an idea on how to get the pets into the airlines. As per the Spirit Airlines Pet Policy travelers should carry their pets and have a pleasant journey.
