Flight Services
Dogmovers offers a comprehensive mix of local, regional & interstate Pet Transport options.
Our strength lies in combining our Flight Options with the most regular & reliable interstate road based services available in Australia. Whilst there are many businesses that can offer you flight based transport, unless you are situated close to the capital city or main regional airports, they still rely on you to travel many hours for lodgement or collection of your pets.
For us, Flight Services are an extension of what we already do best. By combining our Interstate Road based services with flight options and local Pet Taxi Services we can offer a comprehensive service beyond what is typically available through many other Pet Transport operators.
By Combining these services we can:
- Eliminate many hours of your travel time to & from the major airports.
- Eliminate or reduce the need for complicated multi leg flight services with uncertain stopovers.
- Offer Transport to or from destinations further afield, or that we do not cover by road, such as Darwin, Perth and Tasmania
Contact our Customer Service team for advice on what mix of services suits your needs best.
While our primary Pet Transport services are by road we can not cover all destinations for logistical and safety reasons. For transport to or from destinations outside the reach of our regular network such as Darwin, Perth and Tasmania we can assist you with flights from the major Airports or collect your pets in regional areas for lodgement at the major ports where required. Where overnight care is required prior to airport lodgement this is provided by us at our own facilities in QLD & NSW.
For many pets it is advised that only single leg air journeys are booked to eliminate the need for animals to undertake multiple leg airline journeys with uncertain stopovers.
Multi leg Air journeys (to be avoided)
Multi leg Air journeys are trips that require stop-overs where your pets may change from one plane to another. Due to the nature of the air industry it is inevitable that some flights are postponed or cancelled sometimes with limited, if any, notice. This can lead to uncertainty or dangerous delays. The Airlines staff are NOT permitted to open your pets cages or handle your animals at any time. longer delays are particularly a problem for younger and older pets or those suffering from chronic conditions or stress. (Always ensure that if your Pet transport operator is booking multi leg Air journeys that they have facilities or staff available at the interim airport to collect your pets and care for them if delays occur)
Combined Road / Air Journeys can also be considered multi leg trips. However during the road based part of these trips your animals are accompanied by the Driver/Carer.
Brachycephalic (Snub Nosed) Pets
Dogmovers does not currently move Brachycephalic Pets by air. We also do not move the worst affected breeds on our standard Express Road Based services. these breeds do require more constant supervision and extra care to be transported safely and vet checks may be required prior to any travel options. Please contact us to discuss our Premium Road based services that may be available for these pets.
Crates & Cages
Dogmovers do not require crates to be supplied for our Road based services as cages are built in to our vehicles and floats.
For Air based travel we can provide appropriate crates on a sales basis for smaller sizes or a hire basis for larger crates.