Qatar Airways Embargoes Hunting Trophies from Cargo

16 June 2015, 23:15

Rich Elliott

Here we go again.....!

Qatar Airways Cargo has embargoed all hunting trophies from Qatar Airways flights. The announcement was made in a two-sentence memo sent to all representatives on Monday, June 15. The new policy went into effect immediately. While the memo was on official Qatar Airways Cargo letterhead, it does not indicate who issued the announcement.

Qatar Airways flies into several African hunting countries, including Tanzania, Ethiopia, Uganda and South Africa. It also flies across Asia and Europe as well as various cities in North America. The airline is a member of the International Air Transport Association (IATA) which recently announced it would be cooperating with CITES on issues regarding the transport of legal wildlife trade products. Qatar is now the sixth airline to announce a ban on hunting trophies since the initial announcement by South African Airways. - Barbara Crown, Editor in Chief.

16 June 2015, 23:21

larryshores

I saw this. I have to say that I am surprised as I have met some of the royal family. They are all serious hunters.

16 June 2015, 23:38

Aaron Neilson

Well great!!! I'm booked on Qatar for my trip to Tanzania/SA for the fact that they were not doing this, and its a good airline to use getting into TZ. Damn!!!!

16 June 2015, 23:38

Greg Brownlee

quote:
Originally posted by larryshores:
I saw this. I have to say that I am surprised as I have met some of the royal family. They are all serious hunters.

Surprising indeed.

17 June 2015, 00:11

Use Enough Gun

Shame!

17 June 2015, 02:26

376 steyr

You mean there are liberals in Qatar!!!

17 June 2015, 04:49

nhoro

Pretty soon we'll be pooling money for semi-annual private cargo charters ....

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because you loved him and wanted him forever so that you could always
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17 June 2015, 07:21

boarkiller

Classic Fashionable move catering to Pine cone eaters

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When I'm ready to go, pack a bag of gunpowder up my ass and strike a fire to my pecker, until I squeal like a boar.
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PS I have big boar on my floor...but it ain't dead, just scared to move...

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17 June 2015, 07:32

Aaron Neilson

quote:
Originally posted by nhoro:
Pretty soon we'll be pooling money for semi-annual private cargo charters ....

Ya, this is what I was thinking too!!!

17 June 2015, 09:04

fujotupu

quote:
Originally posted by larryshores:
I saw this. I have to say that I am surprised as I have met some of the royal family. They are all serious hunters.

Yep, with some serious private Royal jets that don't adhere to IATA regs either.

17 June 2015, 10:05

Trax

quote:

I have to say that I am surprised as I have met some of the royal family. They are all serious hunters.

Since when have the mega-wealthy group of the world been shy of making rules for the mass population and different rules for themselves?
cause some are 'hunters' they wouldn't do this?..

IF you control/mange Qatar or Emirates airways you do whats best for your business/shareholders and alter your model accordingly.
and since you've got utter shitloads of personal wealth/ various income streams anyway, you just get your own load of hunting trophies exclusively
flown in by private charter......A trivial cost to people of such wealth.

Lines like Emirates, Qatar and Ethiad receive heavy subsidies from their partnership airlines like Delta,American, United
so who knows where the influence to ban hunting trophy transport is coming from.
-Would chief executives or major shareholders of Qatar or Emirates, really attempt to ignore or refuse such requests from
their sugar daddy US partnership air carriers?

17 June 2015, 11:05

cal pappas

It may be easier and more choices to pool money with an ocean freighter.
Cal

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17 June 2015, 11:18

surestrike

Why pool money for an ocean freighter? Just ship that way in the first place.

17 June 2015, 16:34

Rich Elliott

quote:
Originally posted by larryshores:
I saw this. I have to say that I am surprised as I have met some of the royal family. They are all serious hunters.

I doubt if they will have any problems getting their personal trophies shipped.

17 June 2015, 23:17

kdace

quote:
Originally posted by Rich Elliott:
Here we go again.....!

Qatar Airways Cargo has embargoed all hunting trophies from Qatar Airways flights. The announcement was made in a two-sentence memo sent to all representatives on Monday, June 15. The new policy went into effect immediately. While the memo was on official Qatar Airways
Cargo letterhead, it does not indicate who issued the announcement Qatar Airways flies into several African hunting countries, including Tanzania, Ethiopia, Uganda and South Africa. It also flies across Asia and Europe as well as various cities in North America. The airline is a member of the International Air Transport Association (IATA) which recently announced it would be cooperating with CITES on issues regarding the transport of legal wildlife trade products. Qatar is now the sixth airline to announce a ban on hunting trophies since the initial announcement by South African Airways. - Barbara Crown, Editor in Chief.

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Rich:

I just got off the phone with Qatar Airlines and it is true. He said they won't ship any trophy, game parts, guns or even a hunting knife *( His words )

Kendall

18 June 2015, 00:16

larryshores

Maybe the Chinese airlines will stop as well. Hell, that would be great.

18 June 2015, 01:05

Beretta682E

quote:
Originally posted by kdace:
quote:
Originally posted by Rich Elliott:
Here we go again.....!

Qatar Airways Cargo has embargoed all hunting trophies from Qatar Airways flights. The announcement was made in a two-sentence memo sent to all representatives on Monday, June 15. The new policy went into effect immediately. While the memo was on official Qatar Airways
Cargo letterhead, it does not indicate who issued the announcement Qatar Airways flies into several African hunting countries, including Tanzania, Ethiopia, Uganda and South Africa. It also flies across Asia and Europe as well as various cities in North America. The airline is a member of the International Air Transport Association (IATA) which recently announced it would be cooperating with CITES on issues regarding the transport of legal wildlife trade products. Qatar is now the sixth airline to announce a ban on hunting trophies since the initial announcement by South African Airways. - Barbara Crown, Editor in Chief.

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Rich:

I just got off the phone with Qatar Airlines and it is true. He said they won't ship any trophy, game parts, guns or even a hunting knife *( His words )

Kendall

Looks like the anti hunting crowd has found our achilles heel. Just make it impossible to take guns to africa or hunting trophies out.

If i was in the african hunting business i would be building a nice stable of functional loaner rifles (don't try to charge $100 a day ) and good consolidated shipping agent.

Mike