All aboard?

My husband has been offered a job in Australia. It’s something we’re having to think long and hard about as a family, and one of the considerations is our five-year-old Pug. I’ve heard it’s difficult to travel with a Pug and other brachycephalic breeds due to airline restrictions, but she is part of our family. Can you tell me my options?

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Cabin fever

When I was delayed for nine hours (!) at a Tenerife airport after a summer holiday, I saw a lady boarding a plane bound for Madrid holding a carry case containing her dog. It was toy breed-sized, but I’m not sure of the actual breed. I’ve never seen a dog in the cabin on a flight in the UK. Are the rules preventing this? This lady was going from Spain to Spain, so perhaps Spanish internal flights have different rules. I’d be interested to know.
Thanks,

Kate Conway, by email

Priority passenger

I have a small Westie, approximately 14 pounds, who I always take on holiday with me.

I understand that there is now an EU Directive whereby you can take a small dog on an aeroplane in the cabin. This seems to apply to all European flights except England.

I have been trying to find out why it does not apply to England but without success and I wonder whether Dogs Today can give me a reason.

Gloria J Hutchens, by email