UIA carried marmosets and capuchin monkeys from New York to Kiev

Ukraine International Airlines (UIA), Kyiv, Ukraine 
Tuesday, June 17, 2014

Friday, June 13, 2014, 66 monkeys born in the Co-operative Republic of Guyana were transported on Ukraine InternationalAirlines flight PS 232 from New York to Kiev. Transportationof these animals was carried out under the UIA Professional Cargo Solutionsprogram.

Having arrived to Kiev at 5:20 p.m. local time, the animals weretransported to their new habitat at Yalta Zoo Skazka – the first and largestprivate zoo in the CIS countries.

Professional transportation of wild and exotic animals is a part of thefreight portfolio of Ukraine International Airlines, which has long beencooperating with zoological nurseries around the world supporting their effortsto preserve endangered species.

“Transportation of wild animalsis a technically difficult and highly responsible assignment, requiring theairline’s special skills and vast experience in live baggage handling, – noted Alla Kubrak, Deputy Head of UIA Cargo Salesand Reservations. – When carrying its exotic passengers, UIA complied with allinternational requirements: during their long-haul journey the monkeys were providedwith the most comfortable flight conditions, specific nutrition, and specialcare”.

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