I was noting just the general aviation / business aviation airports - going into Heathrow with a private GA aircraft or business jet just to import your pet is a bit OTT cost-wise. There are no other GA or regional airports in the SE UK area one can use aside from the likes of Oxford and Biggin. Otherwise it's in a box in the hold of an airliner - not many of our owners are too thrilled about that.
The ladies who run the pet side at those two are very helpful - Bee at Biggin (
Skypets - London Biggin Hill Airport ) and Laura at Oxford (
London Oxford (Kidlington) Airport EGTK/OXF - Pet Travel Scheme (PETS) – Oxford Airport ) - nevertheless, it's a massive pain in the backside.
Nowhere else in Europe is so bureaucratic