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 to take Buddy, my Golden Retriever, from Mumbai to Dubai, I knew I wanted him beside me. But for a dog his size, the usual commercial-airline option from India was cargo—not the passenger cabin.
My heart would not agree to sending him away from us in the hold. The only apparent alternative was to charter an entire aircraft, an expense far beyond what one family should have to carry.
I tried to bring other pet parents together to share the charter, but finding the right group took time. Plans were delayed, costs remained overwhelming, and a journey that should have been joyful became painfully difficult.
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.
Why Buddy Air
The problem was larger than our own journey. Pet parents needed a practical middle ground between sending a beloved animal as cargo and paying for an entire private aircraft alone.
Buddy Air makes individual passenger seats available on shared private charter journeys. Compatible families share the aircraft and its cost, while eligible dogs and cats remain in the cabin beside the people they trust.
We focus specifically on pet parents who want to travel with their own pets—not cargo transport or unaccompanied relocation. What began with Buddy became a commitment to create a calmer, warmer and more attainable way for families to fly together.
Built around Buddy
Buddy 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.
A specialist shared journey
Pet-parent families reserve the passenger seats they need and share the aircraft cost. Eligible dogs and cats remain in the cabin beside their people, while licensed third-party charter operators provide the aircraft, crew and flight operations.
Buddy Air, a brand of UAE-registered Blessedworks LLC, coordinates the shared journey. Optional paid support can include documentation handling in Mumbai and Dubai, arrival assistance, and pet-friendly onward ground transport on request. Third-party charges are quoted separately and regulated approvals remain subject to the relevant authorities.
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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