Howard Altman, a reporter with the Tampa Tribune called this morning to discuss if Air Animal had any pets stranded at European airports due to Iceland’s volcanic eruptions.

Pen, the pensive Basenji, owned by Paul Robinson of Lublianja, Slovenia, on leave from the University of Florida, recovered his dog on Saturday at the Frankfurt Animal Care Lounge rather than wait for the skies to open.

Air Animal’s pets scheduled to be shipped from Europe to the US are either in residence with the pet owners or are in safe, secure boarding with Air Animal’s EU service partners.

Whether you’re planning to relocate. transport or travel with your pet in 2010, your pet moving needs are easily met with contacting Air Animal, a 1979 founding member of IPATA – the global pet trade animal transport association; along with IATA’s endorsement & appointment of Air Animal as an air cargo sales agency.

Unaccompanied live animal air cargo shipments on Air France are available from the USA to Paris, and any city in France.  Sorry, pets on Air France flights beyond Paris to their other global destinations are not currently available.  So talk to us to about the other options you have if you must fly Air France to Paris.

An alternative is to use KLM from the USA via Amsterdam to any of their global destinations. The Animal Hostel at Amsterdam Schiphol provides between flight care, comfort and state of the art accommodations.

As well as considering the use of Alitalia, the Italian national carrier, for flights to Rome, Milan & beyond.

Air Animal’s IATA endorsement/appointment also gives you access to Continental, Delta, United, American, Air Canada,  British Airways, Lufthansa, Qantas, Singapore Airlines, SAS, SwissAir, Emirates, Qatar Airways and the other IATA carriers.

2010 Pet Relocation, Transport, & Travel is easily accomplished with Air Animal, since 1977 providing mobile pet owners with both nationwide & worldwide animal transport services.