When you can’t be on the same flight, a member of our team travels as the passenger instead — your pet flies in the cabin or as checked baggage on the same aircraft, and is handed to you after arrival clearance.
The numbers that decide whether an escorted flight suits your pet.
Responsible for your pet from pickup to handover.
Usual in-cabin limit, pet and carrier together, set by each airline.
Common checked-baggage ceiling, pet and crate together.
Where one escort ticket makes the most sense.
In-cabin and checked-baggage travel both need a passenger on the same flight. A pet nanny fills that seat when you can’t — the airline rules stay exactly the same.
You
Our escort, travelling on a passenger ticket
Nobody — the pet travels as freight on an air waybill
Yes, small pets, airline permitting
Yes, same limits as for an owner
No
Yes
Yes — the usual escort format
No — goes through the cargo terminal
Up to the airline’s checked limit
Up to the airline’s checked limit
Any size that fits an IATA crate
Owners moving on the same date
Owners who left first, or pets bought or adopted in Vietnam for someone abroad
Single pets, large dogs, routes that accept pets as cargo only
New to the three methods? See in-cabin, checked baggage and manifest cargo explained.
An escort adds a passenger ticket to the trip, so we only recommend it when that cost is shared or the route leaves no better option.
Yes, on most routes — but each destination sets its own conditions for a pet travelling with someone other than its owner.
We check these conditions for your exact route before anything is booked.
An escort gets the same allowance an owner would. These are the limits on airlines we use from Ho Chi Minh City and Hanoi.
Under 6 kg, carrier max 35×30×20 cm, pets 10 weeks+, max 2 per economy cabin
Up to 32 kg
No dogs on Vietnam–US flights; no pets to Australia; Not approved to fly pets into the UK. Book at least 24 h ahead. Vietnam Airlines pet fees
Up to 7 kg
Up to 45 kg
Snub-nosed breeds not accepted in the hold; some Hanoi–Seoul aircraft take no checked pets.
Up to 8 kg
Up to 50 kg
Snub-nosed breeds not accepted in the hold; one cabin pet per passenger.
No cabin pets
About 32 kg with crate
The route of our Ragdoll escort case below.
Airline policies change. Weight, breed and temperature limits are reconfirmed with the airline when we book your pet’s place.
You tell us the pets, weights, destination and dates. We check the airline, per-person limits and whether our escort can travel there easily.
Vaccines, permits and the export certificate stay in the owner’s name; we add the written authorisation where the destination asks for one.
We book the escort’s seat and reserve your pet in the cabin or as checked baggage, with a carrier or crate sized to that airline.
The escort collects your pet, presents the documents at the passenger counter, pays any excess-baggage fee and clears export.
On landing, the escort takes your pet through the import or quarantine office — the same steps an owner would do.
Once released, your pet is handed to you or the person you name — by the same escort who collected them.
A client bought two Ragdoll cats in Vietnam for Malaysia. Our escort checked them in at the passenger counter in Hanoi, flew on the same Malaysia Airlines flight, completed Malaysian import procedures at the airport quarantine office, then handed both cats to their new owner.
Every quote is itemised. The escort’s ticket is the only line that a self-accompanied trip doesn’t have.
A passenger fare for our team member on your pet’s flight.
The in-cabin or excess-baggage charge, paid at the counter.
Vaccines, tests, permits and the export health certificate.
Pickup, check-in and clearance at both ends.
Inspection, quarantine or facility fees set by the country.
Two or more pets: one escort ticket is shared, which usually brings the total in line with a standard relocation.
One pet: manifest cargo is usually the cheaper option — we’ll say so in the quote. See the 2026 cost guide by destination.
Tell us about your pet and destination. Our team will review your case and provide a clear, tailored quotation.