Dogs: direct flight or stopover?
Sep 15th 2017, 2:33 am
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Re: Dogs: direct flight or stopover?
Ok - so I have more info to share:
Option 1: There is a stop in Dubai, in which the dogs are unloaded, taken out of the crates to stretch their legs and then reloaded for the next step
https://www.dkc.ae/what-we-do/global...port-oversight
Option 2: It's not a dedicated cargo flight - it is a passenger flight. Even though it is a direct flight, there is a two hour stop at Dubai for refuelling etc , so someone will go and check on the dogs and refresh the water, but they won't be taken off the plane until they get to Melbourne.
Option 1: There is a stop in Dubai, in which the dogs are unloaded, taken out of the crates to stretch their legs and then reloaded for the next step
https://www.dkc.ae/what-we-do/global...port-oversight
Option 2: It's not a dedicated cargo flight - it is a passenger flight. Even though it is a direct flight, there is a two hour stop at Dubai for refuelling etc , so someone will go and check on the dogs and refresh the water, but they won't be taken off the plane until they get to Melbourne.
Sep 17th 2017, 9:31 am
#17
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Re: Dogs: direct flight or stopover?
We brought two Old English Sheepdogs over - they flew out 4 weeks before we did. Flew on QF via Dubai in May 2013. Per a previous post, on arrival in DXB they were transported by A/C vehicle to an A/C holding facility. As it happened, the onwards flight was delayed 7 hours due to technical issues. They just stayed longer in the pet centre. We were kept informed the whole journey by texts from our UK export company Petair who I would recommend highly.
