Pets in the Cabin - Coming soon on Virgin Australia

[MEL_Traveller]

Animal and container under 8 kilos and must fit under the seat. Does such a thing exist?

They do. Our fully-grown cat is only 6.5kg.

The carriers for the cabin are not the hard plastic ones were familiar with for the hold. They’re mesh and fabric, like a backpack. Very light.

 

[Daver6]

Why don’t we just give it a go, and see?

Many of the feared consequences may never eventuate.

Because it's much more fun for people to be hysteric online

 

[MooTime]

Better keep SG Status to continue being seated in front half of plane.

Even silver designated seats too close, ha.

 

[33kft]

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Terrible, it hasn't even started and they're already leaving paw prints on the seats!

 

[A321]

Why don’t we just give it a go, and see?

Many of the feared consequences may never eventuate.

Yes, it's better to alienate a percent your frequent flyers giving it a crack

 

[dairyfloss]

Animal and container under 8 kilos and must fit under the seat. Does such a thing exist?

My son's Sea Monkeys should be alright; plus no dander! Huzzah!

 

[Happy Dude]

I'm a bit surprised at the cost, which may or may not be good value compared to the cost of a kennel/cat house(?) depending on the duration.

There's a million reasons why one would travel with a pet but one of the more common ones would be a holiday/trip away. The pet owners would also need to carefully consider land travel arrangements. Pets are banned from hire cars and would require forward planning for taxis/uber. Similarly, accommodation would also require careful selection.

Who's going to be the first to report being on a flight with a pet? If pets are in Row 18 and beyond, most here won't even notice there's one on board (anti-social/disruptive behaviour excluded), until they venture from Rows 3-5 down to the back loos.

 

[MEL_Traveller]

I'm a bit surprised at the cost, which may or may not be good value compared to the cost of a kennel/cat house(?) depending on the duration.

There's a million reasons why one would travel with a pet but one of the more common ones would be a holiday/trip away. The pet owners would also need to carefully consider land travel arrangements. Pets are banned from hire cars and would require forward planning for taxis/uber. Similarly, accommodation would also require careful selection.

Who's going to be the first to report being on a flight with a pet? If pets are in Row 18 and beyond, most here won't even notice there's one on board (anti-social/disruptive behaviour excluded), until they venture from Rows 3-5 down to the back loos.

In Melbourne cat boarding is upwards of $30-50 a night, dog boarding upwards of $50-80 a night.

If you were going away on a camping holiday or going to visit family, taking the pooch with you might be quite cost effective!

 

[MEL_Traveller]

Yes, it's better to alienate a percent your frequent flyers giving it a crack

And gain some high value customers in return. $149 is almost the cost of a whole ticket on some VA flights, so they’re making some money there.

 

[kelvedon]

If you were going away on a camping holiday

Assuming your’e not planning a visit to a National Park

 

[MEL_Traveller]

Assuming your’e not planning a visit to a National Park

Big4 camping holiday grounds for example.

You can also take dogs at some NSW regional parks, and all NSW state forests.

 

[Balus1]

Looking forward to seeing the escaping pets at the security lane as the owner holds the pet whilst the pets carry on bag is scanned. Will be hilarious to see a pet escape through the security checkpoint whilst owner is stuck on the other side.

 

[Daver6]

Looking forward to seeing the escaping pets at the security lane as the owner holds the pet whilst the pets carry on bag is scanned. Will be hilarious to see a pet escape through the security checkpoint whilst owner is stuck on the other side.

I think you'll be disappointed waiting to see this happen.

 

[33kft]

I think you'll be disappointed waiting to see this happen.

Replace pets with child and it probably happens all the time

 

[Balus1]

I think you'll be disappointed waiting to see this happen.

Care to explain why?

 

[Daver6]

Care to explain why?

It will be a very rare event. So you'll be waiting around a long time before it happens and you get to witness it.