About Buddy Air
Buddy Air was born from a deeply personal need: to bring Buddy from Mumbai to the UAE without leaving him frightened and alone in cargo, separated from his family.
family,The beginning
When I began planning our move with Buddy, I wanted him beside me. The choices were to send him in cargo or charter an entire aircraft.
Neither felt like a real choice.
Buddy would not understand why he was being placed in an unfamiliar environment or where we had gone. During the journey, we would not be able to see him, reassure him, or know how he was coping.
Alongside my concerns about his health and safety, I could not accept the fear and separation he might experience.
This is not a judgement on families who have no other option. It was simply a decision I could not make for Buddy.
We could not find a practical shared private option that let families purchase individual seats while keeping their dogs or cats beside them in the passenger cabin. Chartering an entire aircraft was beyond the reach of most families.
I founded Buddy Air to make that choice available to families like ours, beginning with Mumbai and Dubai.
our inspirationBuddy inspired more than the name. He shaped the purpose behind the company: to create a calmer, more thoughtful way for pets and their people to fly together.
Every part of the experience is considered from both perspectives—the person planning the journey and the pet who cannot understand why it is happening.
Our respect for animals also shapes what we serve: vegetarian and vegan catering is included, and we do not serve nonvegetarian food on board.
Buddy Air brings passengers together for shared private charter journeys and coordinates the experience from booking through departure. Dogs and cats travel in the passenger cabin with their people, while we help families prepare for the journey and its paperwork.
Buddy Air is not an airline or an aircraft operator. Each journey is operated by an appropriately licensed third-party aviation operator responsible for the aircraft, crew, safety, and flight operations. Buddy Air coordinates the shared charter experience and supports passengers throughout their journey.
Where we begin
Our first route connects Mumbai and Dubai—two cities closely tied to Buddy Air’s own story. Dubai also opens onward possibilities for families continuing their journeys to other destinations with suitable pet-travel options.
Two cities closely tied to Buddy Air’s story.
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Illustrative future network
More places to reach together.
Close to the people they know.
Space and comfort thoughtfully planned.
A wider possibility for families.
Every journey we create begins with this promise—and with the hope that one day, more families will be able to fly together.
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