Well we brought our cats in the cabin from Dubai to Bangkok purely for a couple of reasons: (1) we were flying out from a country where no real information was available on the treatment of animals going cargo, (2) our cats are indoor cats and this was their first real journey, (3) I was paranoid
If we were travelling from Canada, US or the UK, or even Europe, I guess I wouldn't mind if they went cargo. It was a 7-hour flight (door-to-door was more like 12hours) with some turbulence part of the way but the we had the cats and their carriers (
www.petflys.com) on our laps so it was okay for them.
It would really depend how well Dante travels. Our friends cat, Chippy, is a regular traveller and he's quite happy in the cabin. Chippy has since done Stuttgart - Dubai - Paris - Burgundy - Dubai - Cairo. Of course, they occasionally take him to the airplane loos and let him out for a very short walk.
Hope the info helps...
