The Cagliari Airport Pet Area is opening: on the arrivals level, between the bar and the Schengen exits, these new spaces are exclusively dedicated (free access) to dogs, cats, and their companions.
The inauguration took place today. The capital's airport is among the first in Italy and the only one in Sardinia to have equipped spaces and qualified staff to best welcome pets passing through the airport awaiting departure, those arriving, and those simply visiting.
The initiative, created to meet the needs of the growing number of passengers traveling with their four-legged friends, involves the Bau Club Ets, an association with years of experience in animal protection, as manager of the area and the new services offered to travelers and visitors.
Play, relaxation, fountains for cooling off and drinking, areas equipped for toileting, and a grooming service. Plus, the opportunity to count on a safe place, a "nursery," where animals can roam freely, far from the stress often associated with travel.
The purchase of gadgets, basic necessities, and Pet Area services will support Bau Club Ets in its nonprofit activities, including those aimed at combating stray animals, rescuing abandoned dogs and cats, and promoting adoptions.
On the subject of adoptions, the Pet Area at Cagliari Airport aims to become a hub for pets to meet their potential families, a pleasant and welcoming place where new bonds of affection, respect, and civility will be forged.
"Airports are increasingly becoming places of life, of gathering, and of respect for everyone's needs. ENAC's approach," commented ENAC President Pierluigi Di Palma, "is aimed at addressing the challenges of social evolution and the new needs of all citizens. In this context, we welcome initiatives like the one we are inaugurating today, to dedicate designated areas for pets. They are part of ENAC's policy that consolidates the culture of animal welfare in air travel. We are a positive example for all other countries around the world: we want to promote innovative and inclusive solutions for the aviation of the future, including through pet-friendly air travel, respectful of our four-legged friends, who are truly members of our families, as enshrined in Article 9 of the Constitution. A more inclusive sky, for them too."
Monica Pilloni, president of Sogaer, declared: «With the opening of the new Pet Area, our airport takes another important step towards an idea of mobility and inclusion where the well-being of all passengers and visitors to the airport is a priority, as is that of the animals accompanying them».
(Unioneonline)