Executive travel for dogs

OXFORD AIRPORT has gained Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (DEFRA) approval as only the second business/general aviation airport in the UK (after Biggin Hill to the south east of London) to be approved for the importation of domestic pets.  Owners of dogs, cats and ferrets can now, for the first time, transport their pets on flights into the airport from overseas under the Pet Travel Scheme (PETS).  The news will be popular with certain executive travellers who until now have had to use scheduled flights.  Flights with pets onboard can also be cleared through Oxford for onwards travel elsewhere into the UK.  Following the announcement of this new capability, several aircraft operators, including helicopter charter companies, have already filed for route approvals to Oxford with the Animal Health Office, an Executive Agency of DEFRA. www.oxfordairport.co.uk

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