19/03/2026
DISRUPTIONS IN INTERNATIONAL PET TRAVEL C/O IRANIAN CONFLICT
It isn't news anymore that there is a war in Iran that has morphed from an anticipated short-lived Venezuela-like skirmish to a protracted conflict affecting the entire region..and the planet!
This has affected:
1- Airports & airspace in the region with a spill-over into global flights
2- The price of oil and hence particularly in our case jet fuel which is now threatening to reach the $200 mark a barrel due to a surge in "crack-spread"!
This has curtailed operations of the so called "super-connectors" in the Gulf namely, Qatar, Emirates and Etihad, a group of long-haul airlines connecting Europe, Asia and Africa that have their hubs in Doha, Dubai & Abhu Dhabi. These airports are right in the epicenter of the unwelcome kherfuffle.
By infection, other airlines that fly through that airspace have had to divert to other safer routes to avoid encountering a drone or missile!
Pet travel has been severely affected as well. We've had to cancel and postpone several flights and bookings.
But we've found new safer routes and actually some pets have already left from Uganda and Rwanda to the UK and the US...(See attached photos of Yona, Lior and Tatu)
We are in further discussions with some airlines and their short-haul partners to have the backlog of pets booked all the way from KGL, EBB, Juba, Dar and NBO. We have flights resuming first week of April.
Be Blessed and Stay Safe! We do Love you All
