Charter Flight Company Launches Product for Pets
"Must Provide More Sustainable Transport Than Ultra-Polluting Jets"

Charter flight operator K9 Jets, headquartered in Birmingham, UK, recently launched a product in Dubai, United Arab Emirates (UAE), allowing passengers to fly with their dogs from Dubai to London. Environmental groups have criticized this offering.


According to the UK Guardian on the 30th (local time), K9 Jets posted a photo on their official Instagram account on the 27th showing a woman sitting at an in-flight table with a champagne glass, smiling as she nuzzles noses with her dog.

An environmental organization has criticized K9, the charter flight operator, for launching a new product. <br>[Photo by K9 Instagram]

An environmental organization has criticized K9, the charter flight operator, for launching a new product.
[Photo by K9 Instagram]

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K9 Jets wrote in the post, "The flight from Dubai to London has arrived with some very special puppies," adding, "As a company owning commercial aircraft, we offer an alternative for transporting pets."


Recently launching a product priced at $9,925 (approximately 13.4 million KRW) that allows owners and their dogs to fly together from Dubai, UAE to London, K9 Jets informs passengers who purchase a seat at this price that they can board with either two pets weighing less than 50 pounds (about 22.58 kg) or one pet weighing over 51 pounds.


The prices for the service operated by K9 Jets are approximately $13,850 (about 18.7 million KRW) for Los Angeles (LA), USA to London; $11,850 (about 16 million KRW) for New Jersey, USA to Lisbon, Portugal; $9,250 (about 12.5 million KRW) for New Jersey to Frankfurt, Germany; and $8,925 (about 12 million KRW) for New Jersey to London, with one-way fares reaching the 10 million KRW range.


Adam Golder, co-founder of K9 Jets, announced the Dubai to London route to aviation media AeroTime Hub, stating, "We believe that pet family members deserve to travel comfortably and stylishly with their owners," and added, "We are very pleased to launch this route."



Meanwhile, the UK environmental group Extinction Rebellion criticized K9 Jets' new service. Todd Smith, the group's spokesperson and a former pilot, said, "It is hopeful that wealthy people love their animals, but it is puzzling that they do not consider the collapsing natural world around them," adding, "Instead of expanding super-polluting private jet airports for the wealthy, sustainable and eco-friendly transportation should be provided for the public. This applies to both humans and non-humans alike."


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