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‘Budgie’ flights from Doncaster popular with cats, dogs and horses!

Doncaster is proving a hit with dogs, cats and other animals, as more than ever are leaving from and landing at the local airport.

January saw a record amount of pets arriving and taking off from Robin Hood Airport Doncaster Sheffield after figures revealed the airport is more than half way to matching 2011s total figure in just one month.

More than 30 cats and dogs were imported and exported last month along with rabbits, budgies, guinea pigs and even gold fish!

Transport and airfreight business Anglo European carries out the import and export of domestic pets in conjunction with the airport under the DEFRA/Animal Health Pets Travel Scheme. Robin Hood Airport is one of only six UK airports to have this allowance.

Steve Gill, airport director said: “Anglo European does a fantastic job bringing everything from horses for the St Leger annual race meeting to Nemo the goldfish from Jersey!

“January was a great month for the company and they are already creeping up on last year’s figure of 66 pets being imported and 18 furry friends exported from destinations around the world.”

Anglo European, based in Hanger One on site, is already rivalling some of the biggest and most popular pet reception centres in the UK and provides a personal delivery service which many other airports do not.

The company has delivered treasured pets to Edinburgh, Newcastle, Wales, London, Oxford and even as far south as Torquay and Devon so far this year.

Gary Winterman, managing director of Anglo European said: “Our pet service in conjunction with Air Bridge International has really taken off this year. We now collect animals from 12 countries across the globe including Cyprus, Jersey, Alicante, Corfu, Gran Canaria, Malaga, Majorca and Tenerife.

“We are already taking bookings for the rest of the year and hope to attract new destinations in the coming months, making 2012 a record breaking year for the company and the airport alike.”

For more information on how to fly your pet out to locations across the world from Doncaster Sheffield Airport visit http://www.angloeuropeanexpress.co.uk/ or call 01302 623061.