Private or shared charter flight to Europe (Germany) with a big old dog
Hi everyone, I'm looking for a way to fly with my dog from the U.S. to either Germany or London in June 2027—any of those options would work—because we don't think it's possible to put our dog in the cargo hold again.
Our dog is an 11-year-old Rottweiler (next year june 12 years old) who needs medication. The cargo hold would mean certain death for him, so we’re looking for a private jet or a shared flight. Do you have any experience with this? Has anyone flown with a dog on a jet before? I found one flight, but it costs almost $11,000.
We're really willing to pay the money—the dog is very important to us. On the flight to the U.S., he was 8 years old, and it was already impossible for him; I don't want to put him through that again, and I can't ask that of him.
And of course, it would be great if we could still save a little money, because it's a huge amount of money for us, too, and I wanted to ask if anyone has any experience with private jets like that, or shared flights, or with K9 Jets, for example.
I know it's still very early to be making this request—there are still 10 months to go—and I don't know what will happen to my dog by then.
I just want to make sure I get a spot!
Has anyone flown with their dog like this before? And what about travel cancellation insurance in case the dog might die? I just don't know—it's still 10 months away, and the dog is very old.
Thank you!! 😊