Question for European/Czech members:

[Tango]

A close friend from Czech Republic will be hunting South Africa with me this summer. He'd like to bring his own rifle of course and we're wondering about flights from Prague to Johannesburg. Most connect via Amsterdam, but I've always heard that airport should be avoided with firearms. Not sure if this is true? What are the best routes into Johannesburg from Europe (Prague specifically if possible) when flying with your rifle. Many thanks for the advice.

 

[JanP]

Hi guys, I am Dutch, hunted in Africa about 30 times, and avoid Amsterdam/Schiphol as the plague.
You should absolutely fly from Frankfurt!!!!
Take care and enjoy.

 

[JanP]

And you will need a European Weapon Passport in any case!

 

[Tally-Ho HUNTING SAFARIS]

Hi guys, I am Dutch, hunted in Africa about 30 times, and avoid Amsterdam/Schiphol as the plague.
You should absolutely fly from Frankfurt!!!!
Take care and enjoy.

Agree here

To bring weapon into SA is no problem
U can get weapon permit before time with henry from riflepermits.com. Or you can clear yourself

 

[Grz63]

From Frankurt absolutely no problem. Just some fee (250 euro/leg) with Eurowings / Lufthansa on the way back

 

[Nyati]

Zurich is also trouble free

 

[Tango]

Many thanks guys! I'll pass this along.