I have recently moved to Doha with my kitty.
it was no problem using British Airways. But i did not come from Canada...I came from the Cayman Islands to Heathrow then on to Doha from there. From Heathrow to Doha I used Qatar Airways. The cat can’t change airlines so he stayed in London overnight at their facility and was put on the next BA flight to Doha the next day. i just picked him up at the cargo area here. BA took care of all the necssary proceedures for the overnight stay. when i picked him up in doha i saw that he was taken care of and cage cleaned, etc before the Doha leg of the trip.
pet relocators are not required...
it was a very simple easy process with BA. Just make sure you have all of the documents you need form the local vets. You will also need the original document from Qatar Department of whatever. In my case I only had a copy but was able to get the original since i arrived a day earlier that the cat. You need this to have the cat released. if you will be coming in with the cat, the document will need to be couriered to you.
the total cost of this was only USD$500. there was also some fees in doha to pay but only about $50 for handling, etc.
I have recently moved to Doha with my kitty.
it was no problem using British Airways. But i did not come from Canada...I came from the Cayman Islands to Heathrow then on to Doha from there. From Heathrow to Doha I used Qatar Airways. The cat can’t change airlines so he stayed in London overnight at their facility and was put on the next BA flight to Doha the next day. i just picked him up at the cargo area here. BA took care of all the necssary proceedures for the overnight stay. when i picked him up in doha i saw that he was taken care of and cage cleaned, etc before the Doha leg of the trip.
pet relocators are not required...
it was a very simple easy process with BA. Just make sure you have all of the documents you need form the local vets. You will also need the original document from Qatar Department of whatever. In my case I only had a copy but was able to get the original since i arrived a day earlier that the cat. You need this to have the cat released. if you will be coming in with the cat, the document will need to be couriered to you.
the total cost of this was only USD$500. there was also some fees in doha to pay but only about $50 for handling, etc.
if you need more info, just PM me.