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Private jet charter to UAE

Leave London after breakfast and you sit down to dinner in the Emirates, with the clocks four hours ahead of Britain in winter and three in summer, and that single fact explains most of what follows. Our customers have access to 6,500 jets of all types and configurations available for rent. We will help you choose the best option based on your needs and objectives. Our catalog contains the models from the largest manufacturers: Gulfstream, Dassault, Embraer, Airbus, Boeing, Bombardier, Learjet, Cessna, Beechcraft, Pilatus, HondaJet, etc. We have established partnerships with the world's largest airlines and VIP terminals, which means we can offer you the most favorable flight conditions and a high level of service. Our experts will manage the organization of your flight - starting with paperwork, agreements, etc., and ending with a transfer and meeting at the airport. Our company provides a full range of business aviation and concierge services. The UAE is a federation of seven emirates, every landing needs its own permit, and on each booking we start from the address: the hotel, the meeting room or the yacht berth decides which runway the aircraft uses.

 

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At your request, the aviation consultants of Private Jets UK will help you choose the jet with the suitable technical parameters (production year, flight hours, and home base). The cost of the private jet charter in the UAE depends on many factors, such as the model of the business jet, the number of passengers, departure and destination airports, type of flight, duration of parking, additional services, etc. Therefore, we calculate the price of each order individually taking into account your wishes. You can use an online calculator to get an instant charter quote. Please indicate your real contact details to get the final calculation.

You can calculate the cost of your flight in several ways:

  • using an online calculator on the website (however, it shows only the approximate price);
  • via Messenger (WhatsApp or Telegram);
  • by landline or cell phone;
  • via e-mail (jets@private-jets.co.uk).

 

 

 

Please note that the above-mentioned price is indicative only. It is calculated on this basis: a departure from London Stansted, an Embraer Praetor 600 flown nonstop to Dubai International, and two passengers aboard. If you want to get a personal quote, just fill out the online booking form below. Our aviation consultant will make the calculation within 20 minutes, and then contact you to specify the details of the flight.

 

How long does it take to fly to the UAE?

Plan on a little over seven hours from the south of England, a little more from Scotland, and no fuel stop. The Embraer Praetor 600 we price on is published at about 4,018 nautical miles with four passengers and standard reserves, which puts every British departure on this page, Glasgow to Dubai at 3,280 nautical miles included, comfortably inside its reach; a full cabin shortens that reach, and the operator confirms the fuel plan against the passenger count before the offer is final. The UAE keeps Gulf Standard Time, four hours ahead of Greenwich, all year round, so a 09:00 departure from Stansted in winter touches down at about 20:10 local time. These are the sectors from London Stansted, gate to gate:

London to Dubai International
3,066 nautical miles from Stansted, 5,678 kilometres
about 7 h 10 min
London to Sharjah
3,068 nautical miles from Stansted, 5,682 kilometres
about 7 h 10 min
London to Abu Dhabi Al Bateen
3,070 nautical miles from Stansted, 5,686 kilometres
about 7 h 10 min
London to Ras Al Khaimah
3,071 nautical miles from Stansted, 5,687 kilometres
about 7 h 10 min
London to Dubai Al Maktoum
3,074 nautical miles from Stansted, 5,693 kilometres
about 7 h 10 min
London to Abu Dhabi Zayed
3,076 nautical miles from Stansted, 5,697 kilometres
about 7 h 10 min
London to Fujairah
3,109 nautical miles from Stansted, 5,758 kilometres
about 7 h 15 min
London to Al Ain
3,121 nautical miles from Stansted, 5,780 kilometres
about 7 h 15 min

The airport changes the bill by hundreds of pounds, not thousands

From Stansted the eight airfields above lie within 55 nautical miles of each other, about 7 minutes of flying and £850 on the price, so mileage is never the reason to prefer one emirate to another. The ground is. Add about 15 minutes from Manchester and about 30 from Glasgow. The way home usually takes longer, commonly by around half an hour, because the prevailing westerlies are then on the nose.

The exact flight time depends on the model of the business jet, as well as the speed of the tail or head wind. Our consultant will make a detailed calculation of the flight time for the chosen business jet.

 

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Prices for the private jet flights to the UAE

Typical one-way prices from British airfields to the Emirates, nonstop on the Embraer Praetor 600 and listed cheapest first. The aircraft is the same on every line, so the spread comes from distance alone, and from Stansted to Glasgow it amounts to £3,250. Large-cabin aircraft are quoted separately further down:

Route Aircraft Price, one way
London Stansted - Dubai International
3,066 nm / 5,678 km
Praetor 600
up to 8
from £48,700
London Biggin Hill - Dubai International
3,067 nm / 5,680 km
Praetor 600
up to 8
from £48,750
London Stansted - Sharjah
3,068 nm / 5,682 km
Praetor 600
up to 8
from £48,750
London Biggin Hill - Ras Al Khaimah
3,072 nm / 5,689 km
Praetor 600
up to 8
from £48,800
London Stansted - Dubai Al Maktoum
3,074 nm / 5,693 km
Praetor 600
up to 8
from £48,850
London Luton - Abu Dhabi Al Bateen
3,092 nm / 5,726 km
Praetor 600
up to 8
from £49,100
London Farnborough - Abu Dhabi Zayed
3,107 nm / 5,754 km
Praetor 600
up to 8
from £49,350
London Biggin Hill - Fujairah
3,111 nm / 5,762 km
Praetor 600
up to 8
from £49,400
Southampton - Dubai International
3,117 nm / 5,773 km
Praetor 600
up to 8
from £49,500
London Stansted - Al Ain
3,121 nm / 5,780 km
Praetor 600
up to 8
from £49,550
Birmingham - Dubai International
3,147 nm / 5,828 km
Praetor 600
up to 8
from £49,950
Manchester - Dubai Al Maktoum
3,185 nm / 5,899 km
Praetor 600
up to 8
from £50,500
Glasgow - Dubai International
3,280 nm / 6,075 km
Praetor 600
up to 8
from £51,950

 

Two things worth knowing about these figures

– A one-way price covers the aircraft's empty flight home, which on a seven-hour sector is half of what you pay. A return with a few days in the Gulf, booked as one trip with the aircraft waiting, costs far less per direction than two one-way hires, provided the crew hours fit;

– A bigger cabin buys time and room. Biggin Hill to Dubai on a Global 6000 comes to £84,600 and about 6 h 35 min in the air, against 7 h 10 min on the Praetor 600 at £48,750; a Gulfstream G550 is £88,550, and a Challenger 605 for a party of twelve £62,350.

 

Private jet flights within the UAE and to its neighbours

Airports in the Emirates lie 40 to 100 nautical miles apart, so a jet here serves a tight diary and not a big country. We fly the hops that save a morning, and the short sectors to Oman, Qatar and Saudi Arabia that clients add to a Dubai or Abu Dhabi stop:

Route Aircraft Flight time Price, one way
Dubai (DXB) - Abu Dhabi Al Bateen
73 nm / 135 km
Pilatus PC-12 NGX
up to 9
about 35 min from £3,100
Sharjah - Fujairah
48 nm / 89 km
Pilatus PC-12 NGX
up to 9
about 30 min from £3,100
Dubai (DXB) - Al Ain
63 nm / 117 km
Pilatus PC-12 NGX
up to 9
about 35 min from £3,100
Abu Dhabi Al Bateen - Al Ain
66 nm / 122 km
Pilatus PC-12 NGX
up to 9
about 35 min from £3,100
Abu Dhabi Zayed - Ras Al Khaimah
103 nm / 191 km
Pilatus PC-12 NGX
up to 9
about 45 min from £3,100
Dubai (DXB) - Muscat
195 nm / 361 km
Phenom 300E
up to 8
about 45 min from £5,700
Dubai (DXB) - Doha
212 nm / 393 km
Phenom 300E
up to 8
about 50 min from £5,700
Dubai (DXB) - Riyadh
491 nm / 909 km
Citation Latitude
up to 9
about 1 h 30 min from £11,450

 

Two things worth knowing about the short sectors

– The shortest pairs sit on a minimum charter price, so Dubai to Al Ain costs the same £3,100 as Sharjah to Fujairah. The jet pays for itself where the road is long or the diary tight, as from Abu Dhabi to Ras Al Khaimah. On a straight motorway run such as Dubai to Sharjah a car is quicker door to door, and we say so;

– Oman, Qatar and Saudi Arabia are separate countries. Each needs a landing permit of its own, so a hop from Dubai is a new application and not a domestic leg, and passenger visas for the destination are checked before a quote is accepted.

 

We can arrange the flights from any cities in the UK (England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland) and European countries. Due to a large database of available business jets, we can help you find an optimal jet and crew. If you have any questions about the departure or the flight itself, you can ask them using the form below:

 

 

 

Prices depending on the type of business jet

We can clearly show the high dependence of the cost of the flight, on the type of aircraft - we have collected approximate data, at the price of 1 flight hour, for various types of business jets:

Turbopropsfrom £850/h
Small jet£1,700 - 2,500/h
Light jet£2,100 - 3,000/h
Medium-sized jet (Citation XLS+, Hawker 800XP)£3,000 - 3,700/h
Large medium-class jet (Challenger 300)£4,600 - 5,500/h
Large jet (Legacy 600)£4,900 - 5,800/h
Long-haul jet (Global 5000, G550, Falcon 7X)£5,800 - 8,800/h
Business linersfrom £10,300/h

 

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Online Calculator

If you want to make an urgent calculation of the cost of a private plane flight, use our online calculator. Just fill in all the fields of the form with a note that you are interested in a specific model of the aircraft and get the final price. NB! - the figures are sent to you by email or messenger, please carefully fill in the contact details to get the calculation.

All our calculations are as transparent as possible for you. After receiving the request, we will prepare a beautiful offer - where the costs and the final price will be clearly described. The exact price is agreed in advance and is written in the contract, so you can be sure of the final cost.

 

 

 

Private jets are ready to take off

Super-midsize and large cabin

Where almost every booking from Britain settles. All fly the sector without a stop; the Praetor 600 is the entry point and the larger cabins add room for ten.

Embraer Praetor 600 · 9 seatsfrom £3,400/h
Bombardier Challenger 605 · 12 seatsfrom £4,350/h
Embraer Legacy 650 · 13 seatsfrom £4,600/h
Dassault Falcon 2000LXS · 10 seatsfrom £4,900/h
Dassault Falcon 900LX · 12 seatsfrom £5,400/h

Ultra-long range

The fastest way to the Gulf and the roomiest. Choose a Global for the shorter flying time, a Gulfstream for a cabin where the party can sleep and work in turns.

Gulfstream G450 · 13 seatsfrom £5,800/h
Bombardier Global 6000 · 13 seatsfrom £6,400/h
Gulfstream G550 · 16 seatsfrom £6,700/h
Gulfstream G650ER · 14 seatsfrom £7,700/h
Bombardier Global 7500 · 14 seatsfrom £8,300/h

Midsize and light

Not for the leg from Britain without a stop, but the right size for Abu Dhabi, Muscat, Doha and Riyadh, where the money should go on the flight hour and not on range you do not use.

Cessna Citation CJ3+ · 7 seatsfrom £2,400/h
Embraer Phenom 300E · 8 seatsfrom £2,600/h
Cessna Citation XLS+ · 9 seatsfrom £3,100/h
Cessna Citation Latitude · 9 seatsfrom £3,900/h
Bombardier Challenger 350 · 9 seatsfrom £4,000/h

Turboprops

The cheapest cabin for the hops between the emirates, where a jet saves almost no time. A Fujairah or Al Ain run by turboprop is the sensible quote.

Pilatus PC-12 NGX · 9 seatsfrom £1,400/h
Beechcraft King Air 350 · 9 seatsfrom £1,650/h

 

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How to book a private jet?

You can book a private jet flight in the UAE in 6 easy steps:

  1. Flight request - indicating the route and your preferences for the model of business jet and other points.
  2. Coordination of flight details - our consultant will contact you to offer the possible flight options and answer all your questions.
  3. Commercial offer - we will send you a final offer on a specific model taking into account all your wishes.
  4. Signing of the contract.
  5. Payment for the flight and booking a business jet.
  6. Departure at the agreed time and date. Assistance during the whole flight.

In addition to renting the private jets and arranging the flights, we provide concierge services, premium transfer, security, exclusive catering, etc. We have learned to solve problems of any complexity, offering the service of the European level. Our experts will be happy to answer your questions and help you arrange your flight.

 

How to rent a business jet with a crew

5 main stages:

  • Sending an application

  • Clarification of details and search for options

  • Preparation and coordination of optimal options

  • Registration of documents. Payment of the invoice.

  • Departure on the route.

 

Business aviation airports in the UAE

Eight airfields take almost every private flight into the Emirates, and choosing between them matters more than choosing the aircraft. Dubai has two, one at the edge of the city and one beside Expo City, and Abu Dhabi has two with quite different characters. Every runway below handles anything we fly:

Airport Ground How it operates
Dubai International
DXB / OMDB
4 km east of the centre The airport nearest the towers, for a short, central trip. Slots are required and handling is compulsory, and a business jet is a guest among the airliners, so parking is limited and fuel can wait behind scheduled traffic
Dubai Al Maktoum, Dubai South
DWC / OMDW
38 km south-west, 35 to 45 min to Downtown The airfield with room: a 4,500 metre runway, easier parking and several private terminals. Large cabins, long stays and night arrivals usually end up here; it hosts the Dubai Airshow and neighbours Expo City
Sharjah International
SHJ / OMSJ
13 km to Sharjah, about 17 km in a straight line from Dubai International A designated airport of entry with no slot requirement and a dedicated private terminal. The usual answer when a Dubai slot cannot be had, and the natural field for Sharjah and the northern emirates
Abu Dhabi Zayed International
AUH / OMAA
31 km east-south-east of the city The capital's main airport, listed as slot-coordinated although the terminal operator says general aviation needs no slot. About 8 km in a straight line from Yas Island, so the field for Grand Prix weekend
Abu Dhabi Al Bateen Executive
AZI / OMAD
12 km south-east of the city The dedicated business aviation airport, with no slot requirement. Land here when the meeting is in the capital and the party wants the shortest car ride
Al Ain International
AAN / OMAL
about 15 km west-north-west of the city A quiet airport for the oasis city and Jebel Hafeet, with a single small terminal and very few scheduled flights. Customs hours have been listed differently, so a night arrival is confirmed in writing
Ras Al Khaimah International
RKT / OMRK
about 20 km south of the city The northern emirate's airport, for the beach resorts and Jebel Jais. No slot requirement and optional handling, but one runway only, so a closure means diverting to another airport
Fujairah International
FJR / OMFJ
about 2 km south of the town The Gulf of Oman coast, shared with the military. The quickest way to the east coast beaches and mountains without a long road transfer

 

Four points settle most arrivals before a quote goes out:

Dubai: the near field and the far one

Dubai International is 4 km from the centre and suits a short stay with a small party. Al Maktoum lies 38 km out and offers the apron: a Global or a Gulfstream parks there with far less negotiation. The extra 35 to 45 minutes on the road is the price.

Abu Dhabi: Zayed or Al Bateen

Al Bateen, 12 km from the city with no slot requirement, is the default for a meeting downtown. Zayed International is the field for Yas Island and the east. We ask both whether parking is guaranteed for the days you stay.

A permit for every landing

Each landing needs a permit tied to the airport, issued through the General Civil Aviation Authority and the authority of the emirate. Handlers quote between two or three working days and four for the permit, so we apply as soon as the date is firm, and a permit is issued for a short window, commonly 72 hours.

Slots and the local clock

Dubai International allows a deviation of 15 minutes from the slot and Al Maktoum 5, so a late dinner cannot be stretched. All hours on this page are local time, UTC+4 all year. In event weeks the slot request goes in alongside the permit.

For each airport, the handler, the hours and the customs arrangements:

Dubai International
ExecuJet Middle East runs the FBO in the Dubai Airport Free Zone, and Jet Aviation is also listed. Open 24 hours, customs on site, parking restricted
4,447 m
Dubai Al Maktoum
Jetex has a private terminal at Dubai South; DC Aviation Al-Futtaim works from the Aviation District at Jebel Ali, ExecuJet from its own apron. Open 24 hours, no curfew; arrivals normally clear in the general aviation terminal in 10 to 15 minutes
4,500 m
Sharjah
Gama Aviation runs the FBO at Gate 3A, round the clock, with its own customs and immigration, a lounge and airside access for a private car. No slots
4,060 m
Abu Dhabi Zayed
Royal Jet operates the VIP terminal. Open 24 hours, customs on site, handling compulsory
4,106 m
Abu Dhabi Al Bateen
Jetex is the FBO. Open 24 hours, customs on site, no slots. The terminal takes aircraft up to narrow-body airliner size
3,200 m
Al Ain
Handling is compulsory and arranged through local agents. Open 24 hours; customs is listed round the clock with advance notice for non-scheduled flights, though an older listing gave 06:00 to 22:00
4,005 m
Ras Al Khaimah
Customs available, no slots, handling optional though we book an agent anyway. Open 24 hours
3,760 m
Fujairah
Aurora Aviation runs the private terminal, with lounges and a fast-track passport and customs service. Open 24 hours, no slots, handling compulsory
3,750 m

Open all night is not the same as open for everything

Every airfield above is listed as open 24 hours and none has a curfew, which is unusual after Europe. The limits sit elsewhere: a permit covers only a short window, a slot at Dubai International moves by 15 minutes and no more, and crew duty time on a seven-hour sector is tighter than any opening hours. Tell us when you need to leave and we will name the airport that still works at that hour.

 

Arriving from Britain: visa, customs and the landing permit

The UAE is outside the European Union and outside Schengen. British passport holders need no visa in advance, so the preparation falls on the aircraft's side, the landing permit, and on two passenger details that catch families out: passport validity and medicines.

Visa and passport
British citizens get a visitor visa free of charge on arrival, valid for up to 90 days in any 180-day period. The passport must have an expiry date at least six months after the day of arrival
every passenger, children included
Where it happens
Immigration and customs are done in the private terminal, not the main hall, and the handler meets the aircraft. We send the passenger list ahead
at the terminal
The landing permit
The operator applies for it; handlers quote between two or three working days and four, and it is issued for a short window, commonly 72 hours. Registration, insurance, noise and airworthiness certificates must all be valid on the day of the flight
arranged by us
Personal allowances
Per traveller: 200 cigarettes, 50 cigars or 500 grams of tobacco, 4 litres of alcohol or two cartons of beer, and gifts worth up to AED 3,000. Above that, duty applies at a general rate of 5 per cent plus VAT, with much higher rates for alcohol and cigarettes
per person, not shared
Cash and medicines
Cash above AED 60,000 must be declared. Narcotic, psychotropic and other controlled medicines need approval from the UAE Ministry of Health in advance, with up to three months of supply allowed; e-cigarettes are restricted goods
declare, do not guess

 

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Which airport for which part of the UAE

A hotel in the Marina, a conference at Expo City and a villa in Al Ain are an hour or more apart, so an address is how we choose the field:

Downtown Dubai and the coast
the business district and the hotels along the shore
Dubai International, 4 km
Expo City, Jebel Ali and Dubai South
the district left by the world fair, with the exhibition centre that hosts Gulfood
Al Maktoum
Abu Dhabi city
ministries, banks and the island hotels, 12 km from a field with no slots
Al Bateen
Yas Island and the Grand Prix
circuit, marina and theme parks, roughly 8 km in a straight line from the airport
Abu Dhabi Zayed
Sharjah and the northern emirates
the cultural emirate and the road to the east coast
Sharjah
Ras Al Khaimah and Jebel Jais
beach resorts and a mountain with a 2.83 km zip line, an hour and a quarter by road from Dubai
Ras Al Khaimah
Fujairah and the Gulf of Oman
the east coast and the diving
Fujairah
Al Ain and Jebel Hafeet
the oasis city and the forts; Dubai is about 130 km and an hour and a half away by road
Al Ain
Desert resorts
a 225 square kilometre reserve in Dubai, and a resort 2.5 hours by road from Abu Dhabi but about 50 minutes by helicopter
jet, then helicopter

Two things that shape a booking in the Emirates

– The border between emirates is invisible on a motorway and very visible on a permit. Dubai International and Sharjah are about 17 km apart in a straight line, yet they are different authorities with different slot rules, so a quote that says only Dubai may mean either;

– Distances are larger than they look. Dubai to Ras Al Khaimah is about 112 km, roughly an hour and a quarter by road, and Sharjah to Khor Fakkan on the east coast is 89 km and about 45 minutes, which is why the Fujairah airport is often worth the extra permit.

 

Business, boats and desert: what our clients go for

Weekday traffic is business: Dubai for trade, finance and exhibitions, Abu Dhabi for government and the sovereign funds. Expo City, beside Al Maktoum airport, has become a venue in its own right. It kept the Al Wasl Plaza, the Garden in the Sky and a number of national pavilions, houses the Dubai Exhibition Centre and later hosted a United Nations climate conference.

The second kind of client comes for the water. Yas Marina has 227 fully serviced wet berths for superyachts, and the trackside ones are hotly contested on Grand Prix weekend, while Dubai Harbour hosts the boat show at the turn of February and March. We plan the arrival airport around the marina and not the nearest runway.

The third is the desert. Al Maha sits inside the Dubai Desert Conservation Reserve, 225 square kilometres, about 5 per cent of the emirate, home to the largest free-roaming herd of Arabian oryx in the UAE. Qasr Al Sarab, in the Abu Dhabi sands, has its own helipad. In Ras Al Khaimah, Jebel Jais carries a 2.83 km zip line from 1,680 metres, and Al Ain offers the oasis, the forts and Jebel Hafeet with its road of 60 bends. None has a runway, so we book the jet and the helicopter together.

 

Summer heat, Ramadan and the winter high season

In Dubai the average daily high is about 42 degrees in July and August, with nights near 30, against about 24 in January, and most of the rain falls between November and March. Three seasons matter to a private flight: the cool months, the heat, and a month of fasting that moves through all of them over the years.

Winter, November to March
the cool, dry months and the racing season at Meydan, with the exhibition halls full and school holidays at the year end. Large cabins are scarce
book six to eight weeks ahead
Summer, June to September
daytime highs around 42 degrees; business travel slows, and a charter can often be arranged in a day or two
short notice is easier
Ramadan
not tied to a month: it moves through the calendar from one year to the next. Private-sector working hours are cut by two hours a day, while the airports keep working round the clock
plan the meetings, not the flight

What the heat does to an aircraft

Hot air is thin, so a heavy jet leaving the Gulf on a July afternoon may take off with less fuel or fewer bags than the same aircraft at dawn in January. On a seven-hour sector towards Britain that matters, so in summer we favour night and early-morning departures and ask the operator to confirm the payload for the day's temperature.

 

The Emirates calendar: shows, races and the Airshow

Most dates sit in the cool season, and each peak falls on a particular airport:

December to February
Winter high season: mild weather, school holidays at the year end and the Shopping Festival in Dubai. The Dubai racing season runs from November to the end of March
Late January or February
Gulfood, the food trade show, at the Dubai World Trade Centre and the Dubai Exhibition Centre at Expo City; the date shifts between the end of January and mid-February
February to March
The Dubai International Boat Show at Dubai Harbour, usually around the turn of February and March, and Art Dubai at Madinat Jumeirah in the spring
Last Saturday in March
The Dubai World Cup at Meydan Racecourse. Owners, trainers and guests arrive together, and large cabins are hard to find
Variable
Ramadan and the Eid holidays move through the year, and Eid breaks bring a rush at the airports, so ask for aircraft early
October
GITEX, the technology show, fills the halls in Dubai, with the best aircraft and slots going early
November
The Dubai Airshow at Al Maktoum, held every two years, and the Sharjah International Book Fair, which runs for about twelve days
Late November or December
The Abu Dhabi Grand Prix at Yas Marina Circuit, usually the final race of the season, with trackside marina berths booked long in advance

What an event week does to a flight plan

At the Airshow the apron at Al Maktoum fills with static displays and parking for visiting jets tightens. On Grand Prix weekend the pressure moves to Yas Island, where marina berths are as scarce as hangar space. At GITEX and Gulfood delegations tend to arrive at the start of the week and leave towards its end, so the jets that bring them leave empty. A slot request filed early, alongside the permit, is the only dependable answer.

 

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Flying to the UAE with a dog or a cat

A private jet does not change the paperwork for an animal entering the Emirates. The first job is the entry permit, applied for online before the animal travels; the second is settling how the rules treat the animal in flight.

 

The one fact to read before you book

The UAE issues an import permit through its federal ministry for climate change and the environment, and the animal needs it before it travels. Scheduled airlines carry pets as cargo, and Britain's rules say the same for arrivals: pets travel as cargo on a plane unless the owner is flying on a chartered private plane. Whether the animal may sit in the cabin on the UAE side is something we confirm with the handler in writing before you accept a quote. Most animals enter through Dubai or Abu Dhabi, so we plan the first landing at one of those two.

  • An import permit from the ministry, applied for online once the flight date is fixed, because it is valid for 30 days;
  • An ISO microchip, fitted before the rabies vaccination and not after it;
  • A rabies vaccination given at least 21 days before travel, to an animal at least 15 weeks old;
  • An official veterinary health certificate issued shortly before the flight and endorsed by the British authority, with parasite treatment recorded;
  • No more than two animals per person per year, and no banned breed, a list that includes several mastiff and pit bull types and their crosses.

Coming home is simpler. The UAE is a listed country under Britain's pet travel rules, so the animal needs a Great Britain pet health certificate, a microchip and a rabies vaccination at least 21 days old, with no rabies blood test. A dog must be treated for tapeworm by a vet between 24 hours and five days before it arrives in Great Britain, and we book that clinic visit together with the flight.

The permit and the Emirates ID
the online form asks for an Emirates ID, which a visiting owner does not have; the route for visitors differs, so ask us before you start
ask us first
Heat on the ramp
a dog on an apron at 40 degrees needs shade and water within minutes, so we ask for the car to meet the aircraft at the steps
summer needs a plan

Cats, ferrets, birds and anything less usual follow different rules, set out on our flying with pets guide, and our managers confirm the position in writing for your dates before a booking is taken.

 

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Empty Legs

Another way to fly cheaper is to use Empty Legs. This service allows you to save on regular charter rates. As you know, part of the flights is one-way (for example, when the passenger flies from England to the UAE). After the flight, the jet returns to its home base (for example, to London Farnborough airport) empty. Such flight is called "Empty Legs". Empty leg flights can be as cheap as 50-75% off the standard charter price. This option is profitable for both the passengers and the charter companies. The clients can enjoy the services of business aviation at a very good price, while the airlines recoup part of the cost of fuel and jet maintenance.

It is almost impossible to find Empty Leg flights, as the information about them is stored in special databases available only to the aviation brokers and specialized companies. You should know that Empty Leg flights offer the same service as private jet charters. The passengers enjoy a 100% private jet flying experience. Services and flight conditions are discussed individually. We should note that our company cooperates with the world's largest home bases, so we can offer our clients a wide choice of return flights. Just send a request to our manager who will help you find the best flight options. Please note that Empty Leg flights are sold out very quickly. To avoid such a problem, you can leave us a deposit, and we will contact you as soon as the flight of your choice becomes available. For additional information, check with the operators.

What an empty leg on the Emirates routes typically looks like, shown at about two fifths of the fresh one-way price. Real legs vary with the day, the operator and how late the flight is released, so read the figures as a level and not as an offer:

Route Aircraft Capacity Whole aircraft
UAE (Dubai Al Maktoum) - UK (London Stansted) Embraer Praetor 600 9 seats £20,500
UK (London Biggin Hill) - UAE (Sharjah) Embraer Praetor 600 9 seats £20,500
UAE (Abu Dhabi Al Bateen) - UK (London Luton) Embraer Praetor 600 9 seats £20,600
UK (London Farnborough) - UAE (Dubai International) Embraer Praetor 600 9 seats £20,650
UAE (Ras Al Khaimah) - UK (London Biggin Hill) Embraer Praetor 600 9 seats £20,500
UK (Manchester) - UAE (Dubai International) Bombardier Challenger 605 12 seats £27,050
UAE (Dubai Al Maktoum) - UK (Birmingham) Dassault Falcon 900LX 12 seats £33,400
UK (Glasgow) - UAE (Dubai International) Bombardier Global 6000 13 seats £37,850

 

How to read those figures

– Each price is for the whole aircraft, not per seat. The Praetor 600 from Farnborough to Dubai at £20,650 carrying eight works out at about £2,600 a head;

– Set each line beside the same sector in the tables above. A Challenger 605 from Manchester at £27,050 against a fresh charter of £64,450 is the saving in plain terms. A client who can name a window of several days sees far more of these legs than one tied to a single evening.

 

empty legs

 

Helicopter charter

In the Emirates a helicopter skips the motorway and reaches places without a runway, such as a desert camp, a resort island or a hotel with its own pad. The jet brings you to the airport and the rotary aircraft flies the last stage:

Dubai International to Abu Dhabi, Emirates Palace
a destination HeliDubai lists for its Abu Dhabi charters; 77 nautical miles in a straight line
about 50 minutes
Abu Dhabi to Qasr Al Sarab Desert Resort
the resort quotes about 50 minutes by helicopter against 2.5 hours by road, and it has its own helipad
about 50 minutes
Sharjah private terminal to Downtown Dubai
a helipad stands beside the business aviation centre at the airport, and the operator quotes around five minutes to the city
about 5 minutes

The operators and the rules

– HeliDubai flies private charters from a pad inside the Dubai Police Academy and, subject to approvals, from Dubai International. It asks for about 48 hours of notice, an identity document for every passenger and the weight of every person and bag;

– Falcon Executive Aviation works from a helipark beside Al Maktoum airport and flies the AW139, H145, Bell 429, H125 and H130, which covers a light single for a small party and a twin for a larger group;

– A helicopter cannot land wherever it likes: pads and hotel rooftops need approved status, so the site is confirmed before the quote.

 

private helicopter flight

 

Flights from the UK to the UAE

The most requested routes run from Stansted, Biggin Hill, Luton and Farnborough to Dubai and Abu Dhabi, with Southampton, Birmingham and Manchester behind them and Edinburgh and Glasgow at the long end. However, this is only a small part of the flights operated by our company. Our clients have access to all airports of the UK and Europe. Due to the unique partnership conditions, we can offer our clients the best prices for business aviation services. Our experts will consult you on the availability of private jets in a particular city and help you choose the best option.

 

List of TOP 25 business aviation airports:

 
Airport Country ICAO IATA
London Heathrow Airport England EGLL LHR
 Birmingham Airport England EGBB BHX
London Gatwick England EGKK LGW
London City Airport England EGLC LCY
London Luton England EGGW LTN
Edinburgh Airport Scotland EGPH EDI
Leeds Airport England EGNM LBA
Manchester Airport England EGCC MAN
London Stansted England EGSS STN
Liverpool John Lennon Airport England EGGP LPL
Newcastle Airport England EGNT NCL
 Bristol Airport England EGGD BRS
Glasgow Airport Scotland EGPF GLA
 East Midlands Airport England EGNX EMA
 Southampton Airport England EGHI SOU
 Jersey Airport Channel Islands EGJJ JER
Cardiff International Airport Wales EGFF CWL
Inverness Airport Scotland EGPE INV
Bournemouth Airport England EGHH BOH
London Farnborough Airport England EGLF FAB
Oxford Airport England EGTK OXF
London Biggin Hill England EGKB BQH
Belfast Airport Northern Ireland EGAA BFS
Gibraltar Airport Gibraltar LXGB GIB
Aberdeen Airport Scotland EGPD ABZ

 

Charters to the Emirates from the booking notes: six typical trips

What the Emirates routes look like once a quote turns into a flight. Six typical jobs described without names, and with a few particulars altered.

SHOW WEEK · A DELEGATION ARRIVING TOGETHER

Eight people, a stand to build and one arrival time

London Stansted - Dubai Al Maktoum, Praetor 600, about 7 h 10 min · 8 pax

The exhibition opened on a Monday and the team had to be on site on the Sunday. We asked for the permit and the slot together and parked at Al Maktoum. The party cleared the general aviation terminal within a quarter of an hour of landing and reached Expo City before dinner.

WINTER BREAK · A FAMILY AND A LOT OF LUGGAGE

Two adults, three children and a car seat

Biggin Hill - Dubai International, Praetor 600, about 7 h 10 min · 5 pax

They wanted the airport nearest the city, and for four days with a small party it was the right call. We confirmed the parking limit in writing with the handler and priced the return both for the same day and for a day later. The car met the aircraft at the steps.

DUBAI WORLD CUP · OWNERS AND GUESTS

Ten people for a racing weekend

London Farnborough - Dubai Al Maktoum, Challenger 605, about 7 h 15 min · 10 pax

By the last Saturday of March the large-cabin fleet is already committed. They asked in the middle of the month and paid more than a client who wrote six weeks earlier, because the aircraft had to be positioned from Europe. A Challenger took the place of the Gulfstream they first wanted.

GRAND PRIX · ABU DHABI

Four guests for the final race of the season

London Luton - Abu Dhabi Zayed, Praetor 600, about 7 h 15 min · 4 pax

The hotel was on Yas Island, so the plan was Zayed International and not the city airfield. The return was set for the Monday, since Sunday evening is when every other party wants to leave. The yacht berth was the client's own arrangement.

RAS AL KHAIMAH · A DOG ON BOARD

A couple and a spaniel for a week by the sea

Biggin Hill - Ras Al Khaimah, Praetor 600, about 7 h 10 min · 2 pax

The permit took longer than the flight. We began it as soon as the date was firm and asked the handler in writing about the cabin and the point of entry. The tapeworm treatment for the way home was booked at the clinic nearest the hotel, with a day to spare.

EMPTY LEG · AFTER THE AIRSHOW

A client who gave us a window instead of a date

Dubai Al Maktoum - London Stansted, Praetor 600 empty leg, about 7 h 40 min · 3 pax

After the Airshow, aircraft that brought delegations to the Gulf head home empty. The client offered a three-day window and a leg came up at a little over two fifths of a fresh one-way price.

 

Frequently asked questions about flying to the UAE

1How long does it take to fly to the UAE by private jet?

About seven hours and ten minutes from London to Dubai on an Embraer Praetor 600, and up to seven hours and a quarter to Al Ain or Fujairah, without a fuel stop. From Manchester add around 15 minutes and from Glasgow about half an hour. The UAE is four hours ahead of Britain in winter and three in summer.

2How much does a private jet to the UAE cost?

From £48,700 one way from London Stansted to Dubai International on a Praetor 600, and £51,950 from Glasgow. Sharjah starts at £48,750 and Al Ain at £49,550. A Global 6000 from Biggin Hill to Dubai costs about £84,600. The price includes the empty flight home, so a return trip with a stay is usually quoted as one booking.

3Which airport should I use for Dubai?

Dubai International is 4 km from the centre and suits a short stay and a small party. Al Maktoum is about 38 km away and has the larger apron and several private terminals, so large cabins and long stays usually land there. Sharjah, about 17 km from Dubai International in a straight line, is the alternative when a Dubai slot cannot be had.

4Do British passengers need a visa for the UAE?

No visa needs arranging in advance: British citizens receive a visitor visa free of charge on arrival, valid for up to 90 days in any 180. The passport must have an expiry date at least six months after the day of arrival. Controlled medicines need approval from the UAE Ministry of Health beforehand.

5Is it practical to fly to the UAE in summer or during Ramadan?

Yes. The airports stay open round the clock and summer is the quietest season for charter, though July and August highs of about 42 degrees limit payload on a hot afternoon. During Ramadan private-sector working hours are reduced by two hours a day, so meetings should be planned around them.

6Can I take my dog on a private jet to the UAE?

Often, with preparation. The animal needs an import permit from the UAE ministry for climate change and the environment, an ISO microchip, a rabies vaccination at least 21 days old and an official health certificate, with no more than two animals per person and banned breeds excluded. Coming home, a Great Britain pet health certificate is needed, and dogs need a tapeworm treatment between 24 hours and five days before arrival.

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