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Tanuki

(14,918 posts)
Sun Mar 31, 2019, 01:47 PM Mar 2019

Falcons on a plane!




(I thought this might be a joke....after all, April 1 is right around the corner....so I googled and found the following)
https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.cnn.com/travel/amp/falcons-planes-middle-east/index.html

..."Passengers flying on Qatar, Emirates, Etihad or Royal Jordanian Airlines, however, have a unique type of neighbor to worry about -- the pet falcon.

On these Middle Eastern airlines, the birds -- which have their own passports -- are permitted to fly, most often perching on their owners' arms.

In the Middle East, falcons are the ultimate status symbol.

And it's become routine for some falcon owners to have their birds join them, un-caged, aboard flights -- no matter if they're traveling in first class or economy.
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In the United Arab Emirates, the birds are required to have their own passports, issued by the Ministry of Environment and Water, to combat smuggling of the birds. The document is valid for three years and costs about $130.

Between 2002 and 2013, the government issued more than 28,000 falcon passports."....(more)



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Falcons on a plane! (Original Post) Tanuki Mar 2019 OP
Or it could be their bracket buddies. muntrv Mar 2019 #1
Que Samuel L Jackson liberaltrucker Mar 2019 #2
But my support dog Charles Bark-ley Ilsa Mar 2019 #4
Qatar Airways Falcon policy brooklynite Mar 2019 #3
I'm bringing my emotional-support python next Ilsa Mar 2019 #5

Ilsa

(61,695 posts)
4. But my support dog Charles Bark-ley
Sun Mar 31, 2019, 05:15 PM
Mar 2019

has to ride with the luggage!


On edit:
Oh wait, you aren't talking about Larry Bird parrot are you, but the movie. I guess you haven't seen that commercial with Spike Lee, Charles Barkley, Jackson, and Bird.

brooklynite

(94,520 posts)
3. Qatar Airways Falcon policy
Sun Mar 31, 2019, 03:40 PM
Mar 2019

Falcons
We allow you to carry one falcon in the Economy Class cabin of an aircraft, and a maximum of six falcons are permitted within the Economy Class cabin of any one aircraft (country regulations may apply).

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