Pet Travel

Weston Aviation is exclusively approved to accept domestic pets into Cork Airport, Gloucestershire Airport and Humberside Airport under the EU pet travel scheme (PETS). 

PETS enables domestic cats, dogs and ferrets to fly into the UK from certain countries without quarantine and subject to passing required checks. 

Approved operators can fly owners with their pets directly into Gloucestershire Airport and Humberside Airport for clearance by our friendly and attentive ground handling teams. Pets can also be cleared at these locations for onward travel elsewhere in the UK.

Process And Requirements

Our dedicated team will process the paperwork and check pets on their arrival into Gloucestershire or Humberside Airport .

The pet(s) documentation will be checked on board by the team in the cabin, and once the paperwork has been checked and cleared, the pet is free to disembark.

Applications to enter a pet into the UK under the regulations of the PETS scheme must be sent to our pet’s team at least 24 hours before flight departure to the UK, without exception.

A pet must be accompanied by one of the following documents:

• An EU Issued Pet Passport (or Northern Ireland)
• An EU Pet Passport issued in GB before 01.01.21
• A Pet Passport from ‘other’ Part 1 listed third countries
• A GB Pet Health Certificate (PHC)
• The Animal Health Certificate (AHC) issued in GB used to travel to the EU
• Pet Travel Declaration Non Commercial Movement

To ensure the pet is cleared, the following requirements must be adhered to:

• The pets is travelling from within the EU.
• The pet has an EU pet passport (issued in the EU), an EU Pet Passport issued in GB before 01.01.21, GB Pet Health Certificate (PHC), EU Third Country Certificate, Animal Health Certificate (AHC) issued in the UK used to travel to the EU
• The pet is microchipped or has a tattoo implanted prior to 3rd July 2011
• The pet has a current rabies vaccination
• At least 21 days has passed since it was vaccinated
• The date of microchipping/tattoo has to be on or before the date of rabies vaccination
• Dogs to be treated against tapeworm** (24- 120 hours prior to entry)
• The microchip number, rabies vaccination and tapeworm treatment must be recorded in the EU pet passport or GB Pet Health Certificate or EU Animal Health Certificate
• The operator authorised to transport animals under the Pet Travel Scheme

*Animals arriving from the Republic of Ireland, Finland, Malta and Norway do not have to travel on authorised carriers or need approval**No pet can enter the UK unless they are 15 weeks old. (12 weeks old plus 21 day wait after vaccination

Incomplete or inaccurate documentation, or issues with the microchip will result in the pet having to return back to the point of origin outside the UK, or held in our Animal Reception Facility pending either transportation to a quarantine facility or a resolution by APHA.