Pet Express can supply an appropriate
IATA Certified
Pet Shipping Crate
for your pet’s travel requirements
All Pet Express travel crates are IATA standard (fully compliant with Live Animal Regulations – LAR latest edition), and come with bedding and water fittings and are suitable for use with all airlines leaving Sri Lanka to any destination airport in the world.
Pet travel containers must provide enough space for the animal to stand up, turn around and lay down in a prone position during the journey.
Pet travel containers that are too small will be refused by the airlines and Pet Express will never try to use a travel container of an inappropriate size because your pet’s welfare is our first priority.
When measuring your dog, please do not add any inches on as this could prove dangerous should the aircraft meet an air pocket or turbulence because your pet could slide around and be injured in an excessively large travel box.
Sizes & Models Available
Size#200
Cats / small dogs
68 x 51 x 47 CM (LxWxH)
Size#300
Intermediate small / medium dogs
81 x 56 x 59 CM (LxWxH)
Size#400
Large medium to large dogs
90 x 60 x 68 CM (LxWxH)
Size#500
X-Large large dogs
100 x 67 x 75 CM (LxWxH)
Size#700
XX-Large (Giant) large dogs
121 x 82 x 90 CM (LxWxH)
Product
Specifications
IATA LAR Certified: Approved by all international airlines
Manufactured using heavy duty plastic construction
Extra strong & non-corrosive stainless steel doors.
Secure door latches & easy to operate. Four way ventilation.
Custom made
IATA Wooden
Pet Travel Boxes
We also offer custom made Wooden Pet Travel Boxes according IATA standards, at affordable prices. Many airlines will require a specially built wooden crate for what are considered dangerous or aggressive dog breeds.
Sometimes, pet dogs too large for the 700 giant sized plastic crate will require a custom made wooden crate. It is made to the requirements of your pet dog, and must be ordered at least 04 weeks prior to shipment.
All of our wooden pet travel crates are manufactured from high quality plywood on a strong wooden frame. Each travel crate has a full welded wire mesh back and a weld wire mesh window in the door. The door bolts are spring loaded to avoid opening during transit and we also added hinges to the larger boxes for added strength and security. Furthermore, we use 02 strong metal handles fitted to each side of the crate which are required when handling the shipment.
To comply with the IATA LAR (Live Animals Regulations) each wooden travel crate is fitted with an inside water bowl so that fluids can be delivered without opening the crate door and disturbing the animal during transit. A food bowl will be attached to the crate door as well.
CR82
IATA Boxes
For Potentially Aggressive Dog Breeds
Some airlines recently experienced incidents where large, strong or upset dogs escaped from their plastic kennel simply by chewing the sides of their crate. This has resulted in much damage to the inside of the plane and danger for human passengers in flight. Therefore, airlines would require a special kennel constructed to respect the IATA Container Requirement No. 82, called “CR 82″ to relocate these dog breeds in safety.
The list of potentially aggressive dogs will include breeds such as Pitbull, Rottweiler, Bull Mastiff, English Mastiff, Dogo Argentino, Cane Corso etc. as well as all the crosses of these breeds. The list of the potentially aggressive dog breeds would vary depending on the airline.
At Pet Express Sri Lanka, we can construct any size of CR82 travel crates with solid timber and strong plywood. These IATA compliant CR82 flight kennels can be tailored to fit any dog’s dimensions.
We suggest that, before you buy a travel kennel for your dog, you verify if his breed needs a CR82 flight kennel.
Should the airline requires a IATA LAR CR82 for your four legged fur friend, contact us as soon as possible as we would require about 04 weeks to construct this type of flight kennel for the above breeds. If you have an urgent departure and you must leave in a rush, we may be able to construct your crate sooner for your dog’s specific dimensions but there would be an additional fee for constructing your crate outside our business hours.
Special Customized Pet Carriers
Bird Travel Crates
in Sri Lanka
For relocation of feathered friends, we offer custom bird crates complete with perches, for everything from large Parrots to tiny love birds. The standard pet travel crates will be slightly modified which will be suitable for a bird.
For perching birds, the travel crates must be of sufficient height to allow your feathered friend to perch naturally without its head or tail touching the top or bottom. Accordingly, a wooden perch of appropriate diameter will be firmly attached inside of the standard pet travel crate.
Bird travel carriers must have a solid, leak-proof floor. The crate floor will be covered with shredded paper; pegboard flooring is prohibited. These requirements provide the maximum cleanliness for the parrot during travel. All internal edges on the bird travel carrier must be smooth with no sharp projections. Furthermore, a water bowl will be attached to the door in every bird crate.
Airlines may have more restrictive requirements, such as allowing only one adult parrot per kennel. Be sure to check with the airline you are using. IATA LAR regulations state that there must be sufficient perch space for all birds to perch simultaneously. The numbers of birds will be restricted by the length of perch space within the container. Furthermore, larger birds must have comparably fewer per container or compartment of a container. Aggressive birds must be packed individually.
How to
Measure Your Pet
The size of the IATA pet travel crate (sky kennel, vari kennel) must be such that it will allow the pet to stand in a natural position, turn around easily and to lie down in a natural manner at all times.
The images below give measuring directions and a guideline for calculating the correct size airline shipping container for your pet(s). They relate to a pet standing in a natural position.
Length of the pet from tip of nose to root of tail
Height from ground to top of leg or elbow joint
Width across right & left shoulders
Height of the pet in natural standing position from ground to the top of the head or the tip of the ear in erect ear breeds.
When measuring your precious pet, please do not add any extra inches as this could be dangerous if the aircraft meet an air pocket or turbulence as your pet could slide around and be injured in an excessively large kennel. Also, if you use a pet travel crate / container that is too big for the pet, you will end up paying more air freight charges for your pet’s journey than is actually necessary. Based on the exact pet’s measurements, we will advise you the correct pet travel crate size which you must use.
