Lufthansa hold-pet fees: base charges, transfers and overnight supplements

The checked-hold base charge depends on route and container size. It covers a direction, including Lufthansa connections; returns and stopovers over 24 hours incur another base charge.

Important unknowns

  • The source does not establish the outcome of an individual request. Confirm current instructions with the airline; the effective date of these provisions is not established.

What to do next

  1. Identify the account

    Transfers through Brussels, Geneva, Frankfurt, Vienna or Zurich add CHF 170. An overnight Zurich stay adds CHF 200 per container.

  2. Use the official recovery route

    For one animal in one container on an accepted overnight-Zurich itinerary, the supplements total CHF 370 before the base quote. Availability and the complete price remain unverified.

  3. Keep your request focused

    Keep a quote for the exact route and container with a separate row for each added charge. Copy the currency as quoted rather than converting it from memory. Check whether the quoted amount already includes a listed supplement before adding it again.

  4. Check the result

    Pay at airport check-in or a Lufthansa service counter; use the baggage calculator for the actual trip’s quote.

  5. Scope and limitations

    Checked excess baggage only; air-freight quotes and animal acceptance are unverified here.

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