Pets in the cabinTogether with your pet, the travel bag or kennel can weigh no more than 8 kg. You're not allowed to take your pet out of the kennel during the flight, so please make sure they're small enough to move comfortably.
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Pets in the cabinTogether with your pet, the travel bag or kennel can weigh no more than 8 kg. You're not allowed to take your pet out of the kennel during the flight, so please make sure they're small enough to move comfortably.
These rules are enforced: Pets must be small enough to fit comfortably inside the closed / zipped carrier. Non-collapsible kennels can't exceed the under-seat dimensions of any aircraft included in your journey.
What is important to know is that you may only transport your pet as accompanied checked baggage if you are an adult passenger traveling on the same flight as your pet. If your pet is a very large animal or something other than a cat or dog or is traveling alone, it will travel as manifest air cargo.
Pets travel as cargo if they are not allowed to travel as luggage. This can be the case when they are either too large or too heavy; or because of the destination they are flying to, or because they are travelling on their own.
Please make a reservation for your pet as soon as possible after booking your flight. Make the reservation no later than 48 hours before the departure of your flight. Note that your pet should travel on the same flight as you and should be at least 15 weeks old.
Dogs and cats flying in cargo must travel in a well-ventilated, rigid (a.k.a. hard-sided) kennel. Soft-sided carriers are not allowed for safety reasons. Most airlines required that the kennel have a solid top and base (i.e. without ventilation openings) and at least three sides with ventilation.
They don't want them out of the carrier at all, which is understandable. I flew United (sorry, not Northwest or American) with my 15-pound dog about a year ago. I bought a soft-sided carrier that was approved by several airlines, as shown on its tag at the pet store, but no one ever measured or weighed it.
Most airlines ensure your pet boards and disembarks the aircraft on priority. The cargo hold has a special area for pets, and your pet's crate is secured in the plane in its designated space. During the flight, the lights are dimmed, and even the most anxious of pets tend to calm down after the plane takes off.
Pets weighing up to 5 kg, including the weight of the kennel/crate, are permitted as cabin luggage. Pets weighing 32 kg, including the weight of the kennel/crate, are permitted as checked in baggage and over 32 kg should be booked as cargo.
Sometimes these terms, checked baggage or air cargo, create a false impression, but both describe humane ways of transporting animals. Animals traveling in the cargo hold are transported in the same pressurized and temperature controlled holds as those in the checked baggage system.
The maximum weight has to be between 9kg and 20 pounds, including the pet's carrier. The carrier size would depend on the flight. American Airlines allows international travel for dogs but not for longer than 12 hours or for transatlantic flights.
While there are no weight or breed limitations for pets, they must travel in either a hard-sided or soft-sided carrier. This carrier must fit under the seat in front of you or you cannot fly with your pet. There can only be one pet per carrier, and they must be able to stand up and turn around while inside.