Singapore Airlines SQ33 SFO-SIN with built in corgi seating area
For those asking
Yes possible with ESA documentation. We did import permit for Thailand and transshipment license for Singapore. We relocated from Bay Area to Thailand thus had to bring our dogs on a oneway ride to Thailand with us.
As for bathroom needs – we modified their feeding and water schedule about a month in advance so they’d be basically take their final poddy right before we left for the airport. Our older dog, had an accident as we got off the jetway in Singapore but it was ok since we had pee pads, poop bags, and baby wipes at the ready. PROTIP: at Changi, we went looking for the sunflower garden for them to go potty but it was under renovation. One of the passenger transport golf cart drivers pointed us to the outdoor smokers garden right under the SilverKris lounge and it worked like a charm (except had lots of smokers so probably shaved a few days off our lives).
Both dogs mostly slept on the plane as we gave them gabapentin at various intervals. We timed it perfectly so they’d fall sleep right as we were about to take off and land.
For those opposed to dogs, I get it but I purposely chose the row nearest to the exits. Also our dogs are well behaved so it’s not like they were barking or running around. Mostly just slept and cuddled.
Other stuff we did to prep:
We had them sleep at home listening to an airplane sounds video on YouTube for several nights before our flight so they wouldn’t be as surprised by the noises. We had a surround sound system so it sounded quite realistic. Didn’t seem to bother them and they slept soundly every night.
We also took them to the airport on a Tuesday night a few weeks before to meet the ground crew, Clear checkpoint people, and TSA agents who would be working around the time we would be checking in the upcoming Tuesday night of our flight. Totally worked! The dogs got the celebrity treatment (as usual) with the ground crew taking selfies with them and giving them lots of cuddle and pets. We also got time to ask questions and verify the document list we had was correct. We also talked to some folks over at TSA on the process of bringing the dogs through security which was very helpful.
Also shoutout to Little Chonk – we put Peanut (our two year old boy seen here on the right) fin their backpack on my back while checking in and before going through security. Helped out a ton as he’s a very curious little guy and loves to sniff new places. He was quite happy in the backpack and just chilled on my back while we checked in and getting to the security check point. After that he walked with Mindy (out girl on the left) to the United Polaris lounge to await the flight. They were both super well behaving in the SFO United Polaris and SIN SilverKris lounges
EDIT: wow! This blew up. If you wanna know more about our dogs, follow on IG @mindyandpeanutcorgifam
Or here on Facebook Mindy the Corgi – they’ve lead quite good live as mascots for our art school and are now retired with us in Phuket, Thailand.
