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This section on pets and the pet travel scheme relates to cats and dogs only. For information on transporting other animals, please contact bmi cargo planning on 0870 240 0203.


pets travelling within the UK, between the UK & Ireland or on international flights departing from the UK.

If you plan to travel with your pet, you simply need to book the pet at the same time that you book your own ticket with the bmi passenger reservations team.The animal must be carried in a suitable pet carrier (your vet can advise you of a suitable type). Your pet will be checked-in as excess baggage and will travel in the hold of the aircraft. A charge will be made for this service and you will be advised of this when booking. For more information or to make a reservation contact bmi passenger reservations on 0870 60 70 555 (+44 1332 854 854). If you will not be travelling with your pet, your pet will need to be booked as cargo. The animal must be carried in a suitable pet carrier (your vet can advise you of a suitable type). Your pet will need to be delivered and picked-up from our cargo warehouses at origin and destination. In order to complete your booking the cargo planning team will require the following information:

Name, address and telephone number of the person delivering your pet to our warehouse
Name, address and telephone number of the person picking-up your pet from our warehouse
The length, width and height of the pet carrier
The combined weight of your pet and the pet carrier

For more information or to make a booking contact bmi cargo planning on 0870 240 0203 (+44 208 990 7980).
 

pets travelling into the UK on an international service

Pets arriving in the UK on an international service will be subject to UK quarantine laws unless they have been prepared in accordance with the rules of the Pet Travel Scheme.

The Pet Travel Scheme

The pet travel scheme was launched by the UK government in February 2000 to allow domestic cats and dogs to enter the UK without the need to undergo quarantine. As part of the scheme pets must travel into the UK on an approved route with an approved transport company. You will also have to ensure that your pet has been micro-chipped and has all the necessary paperwork required by the government under the rules of the scheme. Your pet must travel as cargo and be delivered to the cargo warehouse at the airport of departure. Pets will not be accepted at passenger check-in. bmi has appointed agents at the airports where it operates the pet travel scheme, and the booking for the pet must be made through these agents. Arrangements should be made as early as possible, preferably before leaving the UK (if applicable). The agent will advise you where and when your pet should be handed over for the return flight. Below is a list of the routes that have been approved for bmi to operate the pet travel scheme:

Amsterdam to London Heathrow
Brussels to London Heathrow
Hannover to London Heathrow
Palma to London Heathrow
Chicago to Manchester

(Onward bookings can be made to other UK/Ireland destinations, for all pets arriving at London Heathrow)