Royal Jordanian: Special Rules To Carry Pets On-Board!

By Akshay Sharma May 4, 2017 Travel

Royal Jordanian

Like every other airline, Royal Jordanian believes offering its passengers utmost comfort, travel assistance and special on-ground and inflight services on request. There’re times when children and even grownups can’t help travelling without pets and this is when you need to file a special request at the time of booking the seats.

Royal Jordanian welcome passenger flying with their beloved pets but only in Economy Cabin Class following a few important rules and regulations that must be strictly adhered to! Read on to find out more;

Weight of the animal and its crate or pouch must be in between seven and 15 kilograms
Total hours of flight mustn’t exceed five hours like in a long-distance journey
Only one pet per passenger is allowed
Total number of pets in all flight mustn’t exceed two that is, one in the forward cabin and other in the aft of the Y/C cabin
Container, cage or pouch dimension mustn’t exceed under-seat stowage area. Ask the details on this at the time of booking
Reservations must be made maximum 48-hours prior to scheduled departure time
Approval must be taken from the Systems and Procedures Section of Royal Jordanian

Charges

Charges or cost of taking a pet on-board are similar to that of excess baggage or simply as per weight. Do note that a pet isn’t considered part of passenger’s free baggage allowance!

Pets as checked baggage

Cats, dogs and small domestic pets accompanying a passenger are accepted a checked baggage. However, they’ll be treated as excess baggage carrying a certain cost you need to pay at the counter and aren’t included in the pre-checked baggage allowance. Other conditions that must be met before accepting a pet on-board flight are;

All reservations must be made at least 48 hours prior to the scheduled departure of the flight
Pre-approval from the Systems and Procedures Section

Condition for Falcons in the cabin

A falcon as pet is considered an emblem of royalty and passengers flying out of an Arab country usually take the bird as a valuable souvenir or simply a beloved pet.

Falcons may be carried on-board the flight only on limited occasions especially in the Gulf region
Permission is granted only for passengers flying in Economy Class (Y/C)
For extreme safety of both the bird and pretty much everyone else, falcon(s) must be properly hooded
Seats booked for a falcon and its owner must be window seats in the aft section of Y/C zone
A chain or rope must be secured at each end of the bird throughout the flight however, make sure you aren’t hurting the pet in any way
Valid health certificates and other necessary documents of the falcons must be there as a necessary requirement for transit
Falcons are only accepted at owner’s risk

Pet fees

Before carrying a pet on-board the flight, it’s important to know the cost therefore avoiding inconvenience from the start.

For each pet, the amount charge would be twice as that of the normal excess baggage and it shouldn’t exceed 32 kilograms
If for instance a pet weighs somewhere around 45 kilograms, charges would be three-times more than normal excess baggage as they’re divided into three excess baggage

Important

Charges

A falcon is charged three-times the normal excess baggage rate and if a passenger’s flying with more than one, booking additional seat is a must of which charges are same as that of any other passenger.