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Airline pet policies

Which airlines let you fly with your dog, cat or bird, in the cabin or the hold? Here are the airline pet policies of 62 airlines in plain English: weight limits, carrier sizes, fees, breed rules and how to book.

62 airlines
A3 Aegean AirlinesCabin up to 8 kg · hold too EI Aer LingusCargo only AM AeroméxicoCabin up to 9 kg · hold too G9 Air ArabiaNo pets (assistance dogs only) AC Air CanadaCabin: must fit under the seat · hold too UX Air EuropaCabin up to 10 kg · hold too AF Air FranceCabin up to 8 kg · hold too AI Air IndiaCabin up to 10 kg · hold too JU Air SerbiaCabin up to 8 kg · hold too BT airBalticCabin up to 8 kg · hold too AS Alaska AirlinesCabin: must fit under the seat · hold too AA American AirlinesCabin: must fit under the seat NH ANA All Nippon AirwaysHold only OS Austrian AirlinesCabin up to 8 kg · hold too AV AviancaCabin up to 10 kg · hold too BA British AirwaysCargo only SN Brussels AirlinesCabin up to 8 kg · hold too CX Cathay PacificCargo only DE CondorCabin up to 8 kg · hold too CM Copa AirlinesCabin up to 10 kg OU Croatia AirlinesCabin up to 8 kg · hold too DL Delta Air LinesCabin: must fit under the seat U2 easyJetNo pets (assistance dogs only) MS EGYPTAIRCabin up to 8 kg · hold too LY EL ALCabin up to 9 kg · hold too EK EmiratesHold only ET Ethiopian AirlinesCabin up to 8 kg · hold too EY Etihad AirwaysCabin up to 8 kg EW EurowingsCabin up to 8 kg AY FinnairCabin up to 8 kg · hold too FZ flydubaiCargo only IB IberiaCabin up to 8 kg · hold too FI IcelandairCargo only AZ ITA AirwaysCabin up to 8 kg · hold too JL Japan AirlinesHold only B6 JetBlueCabin: must fit under the seat KL KLM Royal Dutch AirlinesCabin up to 8 kg · hold too KE Korean AirCabin: must fit under the seat · hold too LA LATAM AirlinesCabin up to 7 kg · hold too LO LOT Polish AirlinesCabin up to 8 kg · hold too LH LufthansaCabin up to 8 kg · hold too DY NorwegianCabin up to 8 kg · hold too PC Pegasus AirlinesCabin up to 8 kg QF QantasCargo only QR Qatar AirwaysHold only AT Royal Air MarocCabin up to 8 kg · hold too RJ Royal JordanianCabin up to 7 kg · hold too FR RyanairNo pets (assistance dogs only) SK SAS Scandinavian AirlinesCabin up to 8 kg · hold too SV SaudiaCabin up to 5 kg · hold too SQ Singapore AirlinesHold only WN Southwest AirlinesCabin: must fit under the seat LX SWISSCabin up to 8 kg · hold too TP TAP Air PortugalCabin up to 8 kg · hold too RO TAROMCabin up to 8 kg · hold too HV TransaviaCabin up to 8 kg TK Turkish AirlinesCabin up to 8 kg · hold too UA United AirlinesCabin: must fit under the seat V7 VoloteaCabin up to 10 kg VY VuelingCabin up to 10 kg WS WestJetCabin: must fit under the seat · hold too W6 Wizz AirNo pets (assistance dogs only)

Rules change often. Each page shows the date we last checked it and links to the airline’s official policy. Always confirm before you book.

How to read airline pet policies

Planes from different airlines at an airport: compare airline pet policies
Every airline sets its own rules for pets, so compare before you book. Photo: Skyler Smith / Unsplash

Airline pet policies usually split pets into three groups. However, the limits differ a lot from one airline to the next, so always compare the same three things.

In the cabin

Small dogs and cats travel in a soft carrier under the seat in front of you. Most European airlines set the limit at 8 kg for the pet and the carrier together, while many North American airlines only check that the carrier fits. For example, Lufthansa, KLM and Air France all use 8 kg.

In the hold

Bigger pets fly in a rigid kennel in a heated, pressurized part of the hold, booked as excess baggage on your flight. Because flat-faced pets can have breathing problems, many airlines refuse snub-nosed breeds such as pugs and French bulldogs in the hold.

As air cargo

When airline pet policies don’t allow pets as baggage, your pet may still fly as cargo through a specialist pet shipper. This is also the usual way to fly a pet into the UK.

What each of our airline pet policies pages shows

For crate sizes, see the IATA Traveler’s Pet Corner. For the documents your destination asks for, see our useful links.