Again it is NOT the Airlines that don't accept 500 sized crates, it is the AIRPORT itself! Finding an airline to take a 500 not tough...but as they say "you can't get there from here" STL will only take a 500 as CARGO, not excess baggage..the price can range from 400-600 dollars each way. Kathy *http://www.victorygermanshepherds.com <http://www.victorygermanshepherds.com/>* *CH. Elvaston's Nations Cup TC, 26 BOBsCH. Kappo von Eisenwerk, TC* *RBIF CH. Monarch's Tarragon v Kaleef* *CH. Victory's Leviathan* *"Victory...*Vires et honestas" On Tue, Sep 16, 2014 at 11:58 AM, Joannie <gsdmum@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > Actually Zoe, that's not quite true. For people on the west coast, Alaska > Airlines (always my FIRST choice when flying with dogs) has non-stop > service from Seattle and LAX with airplanes capable of handling a 500 > crate. Unfortunately, that doesn't help those of us in northern CA unless > we want to drive 5 -6 hours to LAX. Best we can do is a connecting flight > through Seattle :(( > Tedi, I just looked at the fares from LAX and they're GREAT!!! Check it > out :) > > Joannie > > Sent: Tuesday, September 16, 2014 11:17 AM > Subject: [ SHOWGSD-L ] The standard, for what we are > > > You cannot get to ST louis from anyplace - USA, Canada and Mexico with a > 500 crate. > I have mentioned this on the list from the DAY that Purina came up a > decade ago > > > Dr Zoe Backman > ============================================================================ POST is Copyrighted 2014. All material remains the property of the original author and of GSD Communication, Inc. NO REPRODUCTIONS or FORWARDS of any kind are permitted without prior permission of the original author AND of the Showgsd-l Management. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED. Each Author is responsible for the content of his/her post. This group and its administrators are not responsible for the comments or opinions expressed in any post. ALL PERSONS ARE ON NOTICE THAT THE FORWARDING, REPRODUCTION OR USE IN ANY MANNER OF ANY MATERIAL WHICH APPEARS ON SHOWGSD-L WITHOUT THE EXPRESS PERMISSION OF ALL PARTIES TO THE POST AND THE LIST MANAGEMENT IS EXPRESSLY FORBIDDEN, AND IS A VIOLATION OF LAW. VIOLATORS OF THIS PROHIBITION WILL BE PROSECUTED. For assistance, please contact the List Management at admin@xxxxxxxxxxx VISIT OUR WEBSITE - http://showgsd.org SUBSCRIPTION: http://showgsd.org/mail.html NATIONAL BLOG - http://gsdnational.blogspot.com/ ============================================================================