Well, as we continue to prepare for our move, something frustrating was bound to happen. I spent 6 1/2 hours on the phone between airlines and our company travel advisor arranging for the dogs to get on the plane with us. It was emotionally draining to say the least....good times!! It is simply amazing everything you have to accomplish and have in order for pets to travel overseas with you. Health certificates have to go to Washington, back to me, to Saudi Consulate in Houston, back to me...blah blah blah. FedEx knows me all too well at this point. I received the final authenticated documents yesterday morning and then made the call to make the pet reservations...simple right?? Not so much. Our original connecting flight out of Frankfurt, Germany doesn't allow pets AT ALL. I can fit these two chumps in my pocket, but that doesn't matter. There are strict guidelines in place for different airlines and I found that out the hard way. Soooo, after 6 plus hours on the phone (and a lot of Vodka :) ) it was finalized, and the dogs are confirmed to travel in the cabin with us. Our entire itinerary changed and now we fly Dallas to Houston, Houston to Amsterdam, Amsterdam to Saudi. The one thing that makes this all worthwhile is that ARAMCO is so good to their employees. We travel first class all the way which will make the 16 hours of flight more comfortable.
https://www.klm.com/travel/us_en/prepare_for_travel/on_board/travel_classes/index.htm
A link above to our World Business Class description...makes you feel important ;)
We have 16 days remaining...thanks for reading, more later. - Jeffrey
Love the blog Jeff!! I am excited to be able to follow your travels. We are sad you guys are leaving, but at least we will get to hear all about your adventures!
ReplyDeleteSo so so so glad you got the furkids on the plane with you. What a nightmare! What we do for our pets . . . glad they will be in the cabin with you and not in cargo! :)
Kim Tritt