Bee Season Travel Embargo

New Zealand and Canadian governments have an agreement to prioritise shipments of bees from NZ to Canada every year during bee season which runs from February until May 16 in 2019.  This restricts the live animal bookings available on Air New Zealand during this time.

This week Pet Transport NZ successfully booked Diego the Rottweiler to Vancouver during bee season.

Pet Transport NZ work closely with Air New Zealand to respect our international obligations and national ecological priorities.  We anticipate this annual period of restricted air travel by pre-booking AVI spaces that are not occupied by bee pallets to Canada on Air NZ and remain in constant dialogue with the airline to request extra spaces as they come available.

Aside from being a master of disguise, this cute Rotty dog will travel to YVR from AKL in March.

We also predict the influx of pets travelling to Canada during the summer months in New Zealand and are able to provide alternate routes with other airline carriers throughout bee season.  Whilst some pet transporters may refuse bookings to Canada during the bee embargo period, we are confident in our ability to assist you and your pets during this time.  

Diego the Rottweiler is booked to fly to Vancouver from Auckland Airport.  This is testament to our ability to service Canadian destinations during a period of restricted air travel for live animals.   If you need to travel to Canada with your pets between February and May either this year or next, we encourage you contact us as soon as possible to secure one of the limited space available.