Live Animals Shipped as Cargo:
Must be shipped in appropriate animal transportation devices such as kennels, handling fee and taxes apply.

All pets being shipped without passenger traveling with them or traveling with pets over 100lbs, must be dropped off at;

Airco

Ø  Must be approved for air transportation

Ø  Hard-sided carriers for cargo compartment, no metal crates will be accepted.

Ø  Kennels cannot be collapsible or foldable.

Ø  Must be leak proof, escape proof and the door must fasten securely

Ø  Be adequately ventilated

Ø  Clean and free from offensive odor. 

Ø  Wheels must be removed or taped to prevent rolling.

Ø  It is recommended that ice only be placed in the kennel as water will spill and become messy for the animal.

Ø  All animals must be able to stand up and turn around in a complete 180 degrees in their kennel. 

Ø  Must have absorbency pads to line kennel 

Ø  Animals of comparable size, which are from the same litter or used to co-habituating together may travel in the same container. The charge is per kennel. Maximum combined animal weight cannot exceed 61 lbs. Animals exceeding this weight (max 14kg or 30.8 lbs. each) must travel individually

Holiday Embargo - No animals will be accepted from December 01 to January 15, inclusive.

 Although Hawkair shall make every effort to protect live animals during transport, Hawkair shall assume no liability for live animals due to adverse weather conditions including and not limited to extremes in temperatures.

The baggage compartment on Hawkair's dash 8 aircraft is heated through filtration of heat from the passenger’s cabin. Therefore, temperatures can drop to below freezing during winter operations