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Table 1 Details of the 32 international air journeys transporting 597 horses (2020–2023)

From: Analysis of current methods and Welfare concerns in the transport of 118 horses by commercial air cargo companies

Journey ID

Route

Journey month

Journey season

Boeing aircraft model

Departure-Arrival T range (C°)

N° horses in the cargo

N° horses monitored

Flight duration*

1

NL-JP

May

Spring

747 F

14.0–18.0

14

6

15 h

2

DE-JP

November

Autumn

777–200 F

5.0–14.0

15

5

11 h 30 min

3

DE-JP

December

Autumn

777–200 F

8.0–6.0

13

5

11 h 30 min

4

DE-JP

January

Winter

777–200 F

-2.0–10.0

21

4

11 h 30 min

5

DE-JP

February

Winter

777 F

15.0–11.0

14

4

11 h 30 min

6

DE-JP

March

Winter

777 F

8.0–15.0

16

4

11 h 30 min

7

DE-JP

September

Summer

777 F

20.0–28.5

15

2

11 h 30 min

8

BE-US

August

Summer

747

17.7–28.0

15

2

7 h

9

BE-US

August

Summer

747 F

15.5–26.1

12

1

8 h

10

NL-ZA

August

Summer

777 F

22.8–21.0

14

4

16 h 30 min

11

NL-ZA

January

Winter

747 F

7.2–23.0

21

6

11 h 30 min

12

BE-US

March

Winter

747–400 F

9.0–14.0

29

2

7 h

13

BE-US

April

Spring

747–400 F

7.0–13.6

30

2

7 h

14

BE-US

April

Spring

747–400 F

10.0–14.1

21

2

7 h

15

BE-US

April

Spring

747–400 F

12.2–14

30

1

7 h

16

BE-US

May

Spring

747–400 F

12.0–13.6

30

2

7 h

17

BE-US

May

Spring

747–401 F

17.0–18.0

30

2

8 h 15 min

18

BE-US

June

Spring

747–400 F

16.0–23.8

12

2

7 h

19

NL-ZA

August

Summer

747 F

33.0–16.0

27

4

13 h 30 min

20

UK-AU

August

Summer

777 F

14.0–6.0

17

6

28 h

21

BE-AU

September

Summer

777–300 F

24.0–16.0

38

2

28 h

22

BE-US

October

Autumn

747–400 F

10.0–14.4

21

3

7 h

23

US-NZ

November

Autumn

747–400 F

0.0–20.0

6

6

21 h 35 min

24

BE-US

January

Winter

747 F

4.0–2.5

23

2

7 h

25

UK-IN

January

Winter

777 F

-6.0–22.0

12

12

16 h 30 min

26

BE-US

February

Winter

747 F

2.0–13.3

21

1

7 h

27

BE-US

March

Winter

747 F

4.0–5.0

30

2

7 h

28

BE-US

March

Winter

747–400 F

9.0–10.0

12

4

7 h

29

US-AU

March

Winter

747–400 F

-4.0–18.0

12

12

22 h

30

BE-US

April

Spring

747–400 F

7.0–12.0

21

3

7 h

31

UK-QA

April

Spring

777 F

8.0–27.5

3

3

11 h 30 min

32

UK-IN

July

Summer

777 F

13.0–32.0

2

2

20 h

  1. NL: The Netherlands; JP: Japan; DE: Germany; BE: Belgium; US: United States; ZA: South Africa; UK: United Kingdom; AU: Australia; NZ: New Zealand; IN: India; QA: Qatar
  2. h: Hour(s)
  3. min: Minutes
  4. Boeing aircraft model: The “F” at the end of the aircraft model number stands for the “freight” version of that model
  5. * Flight duration was calculated by adding the duration of the flight (from take-off to landing) to the duration of any stops and delays