During the heat of the summer, we’re airlifting pets from Greece to the UK, flying from Athens to Paris or Brussels. Then it’s a short hop across the Channel in our air-conditioned vans to be reunited with their families in the UK.
Meet the delightful passengers who flew with us on our most recent trip.
Here’s clever Nelson, who attached himself to Joanne when she went on holiday to Lesvos. He’s on his way to a new life with her in Ipswich
Nelson snoozing
Adorable Anetsis getting hugs and kisses from Rachel before going home to Hampshire
Akis (L) with a colleague. Akis helps us every time we’re in Greece, with his dependable pet taxi service.
Gorgeous Anaestas has been adopted by Rachel, who is waiting eagerly for Anaestas to reach the UK. It was an emotional farewell for her foster mum, who brought her to the airport to catch the flight.
Spike, a Jack Russell Terrier type of dog, belongs to David. They’re relocating to the UK. Spike seemed to enjoy the whole business of travelling, especially all the attention he got from everyone!
Another Jack Russell type, this is Georgie, a Wild at Heart dog from Lesvos. He’s on his way to Zoe in north London, who’s looking forward to long walks with him on Hampstead Heath.
Romeo lives up to his name — he’s quite the romantic, wagging his tail fetchingly at anyone who cared to chat with him while we queued
Romeo was brought to the airport by Maria, a friend of Romeo’s owners Ionna and Ele
So many of the dogs who travel from Greece are calm and placid. There must be something in the water! Here are Max and Mindy from Lesvos, a pair of Wild at Heart dogs, on their way to JoJo in London.
Gorgeous Mindy, a sleepy ball of fluff
The only cat on our trip — goes by the rather wonderful name of Greek Nose. Rather shy, she’s travelling to Cardiff to rejoin owner Nici.
Hector was a last-minute addition to the trip. He belongs to Lee and her daughter, who will be following on shortly.
Handsome Hector, who’s on his way to Hereford
Checking in at Athens airport was a low-key, uneventful experience
Plenty of time for some final goodbyes
We landed safely in Brussels after a 3.5 hour flight, with everyone in good form. We stayed the night near the airport, then motored to Calais the next morning to cross the Channel to the UK.
Dog days of August!
Yup, scary temps so good to see them home quickly.
I wish all flying dogs and cats a safe trip… and I hope for fabulous reunion pawties in the UK… even when it rains dogs&cats… oh wait a minute… thaere is areason for that saying right?
Oh, they all had very wonderful reunion parties — so far we haven’t seen any dogs & cats raining from the skies but an awful lot of the wet stuff 😉
They’re all gorgeous!
Aren’t they Clowie and so very relaxed!
Oh how exciting – we are flying!
Yup, these pups and cat are international travellers!
Very sensible to fly in these conditions.
Any ferry delays can be hard to cope with in the summer heat.
They are adorable. Safe trip all.
Thanks Carol — a gorgeous bunch of travellers.
What adventures these animals go through to either get to their first REAL home, or back to the arms of their loving families in a new home. Bless you all for helping make that happen!
Hugs, Pam and Teddy too
Thanks Pam and Teddy — they seem to take it all in their stride!
Only one cat, Annie? No wonder why Greek nose is shy 😀 Glad to hear that the fly was sound and safe and that they all have found a furrever home. Good Luck Pawkisses to all of them and to you too 🙂 <3
They are all adorable passengers. <3
Your calm and steady passengers from Greece all know they are going to good homes. 🙂