Pets could be invited on to more Aurigny flights

Sunday 12 January 2020

The introduction of pet travel on the Jersey and Southampton services run by Aurigny has already been a "huge success", according to the airline, so it's now looking at introducing the idea on other routes.

Since its introduction at the beginning of December, 20 dogs have travelled from Southampton to Guernsey and 12 dogs have travelled from Guernsey to Southampton.

12 more bookings have also apparently been made.

Aurigny said it introduced the service to make it easier for owners to travel with their pets. At this time pet friendly flying is limited to cats and dogs.

"Aurigny appreciates that many people wish to take their dogs on holiday to the UK or Jersey, in addition many islanders buy dogs and cats off island, which, until now may have meant a lengthy journey on the boat," an airline spokesperson said.

The spokesperson also said they had been encouraged by feedback on social media.

Only one pet per flight is permitted and they will travel in a cage in the front hold. The services to Southampton and Jersey are amongst Aurigny’s shortest flights so pets should experience a low stress brief journey.

To find out more, go to Aurigny's website. 

Pictured top: Peppa and Steff Robilliard.