Customers traveling with a pet may not occupy an exit row or a seat with no forward under-seat stowage. Pets in cabin kennels will count as your one carry-on item. Additionally, you don’t need to worry about your dog flying in the hold of the plane all alone. Up to 2 pets of the same species and similar size may travel in the same carrier, provided no body parts … So, if you’re planning on relocating, or are going on holiday, you don’t need to leave your beloved pooch behind! Best for Big Furry Friends: Pet Airways. Types of pets allowed: Cats, dogs, rabbits, and household birds (excluding cockatoos) in the cabin; cats and dogs only as cargo. The airline allows pets to be checked as cargo or carried in the cabin. The foster at the Chicago end said the check in counter was clean, the staff were friendly, and the pilot even allowed himself to get kissed by a large AmBulldog tongue. Dogs and cats must be at least 8 weeks old and must have been fully weaned. They even had a dog out in a play area, and seemed to rotate the dogs through. Southwest Airlines will only carry pets in the cabin; pets are not permitted as checked baggage. If your pet is too large to fit in the cabin, please contact American Airlines … It has various restrictions depending upon the destination, however. United Airlines. In addition to the kennel, you are permitted to bring one personal item onboard the aircraft. Here are few things you must know before flying with your pet in the cabin: We welcome the following pets in cabin: Domestic dogs and cats only; All pets must be transported in a soft-sided or hard-sided enclosed leak-proof carrier. Pets allowed in the passenger cabin are dogs, cats, rabbits, and household birds. Note that American Airlines does not allow pets to travel in the cabin if you are flying to/from Hawaii, Bolivia, Chile, Uruguay, Argentina, Venezuela, or on transatlantic flights. Travel to international destinations and U.S. territories not accept all pets. Seaplane Pet Travel-Pease be advised that PETS are ONLY ALLOWED in the CARGO HOLD in a HARD KENNEL.The Seaplane does not allow pets in SOFT KENNELS inside the Cabin. Due to the small size of the cargo hold, only small hard kennels (size 21″ L X 16″ W X 15″ H) and medium hard kennels (size 32 ” L X 22.5″ W X 24″H) are accepted. Best for Flying Multiple Pets in Cabin: Frontier Airlines. A 40-pound dog is indeed too large to travel in-cabin on most (if not all) airlines and will have to ride as cargo. The airline allows pets to be transported in the cabin when traveling to and within the United States, Canada, Mexico, Central America, Colombia and the Caribbean. Flying with dogs in-cabin isn’t uncommon nowadays as many airlines now allow dogs to travel in-cabin with their owners. Apart from very small pets, only trained and certified service or support dogs with legitimate documentation are sometimes allowed to accompany their owners in-cabin. All airlines have a limit as to how many pets can ride in the cabin. For domestic flights and those to Canada, the pet … Pets are not allowed to travel in-cabin on international flights or any itinerary that includes an international flight. We do accept checked pets at the ticket counter for active-duty U.S. Military traveling on assignments, fees and applicable restrictions apply. Again Pet Airways rules with its pets … On the Denver end, the newest foster noted how clean, and friendly everyone was. Carry-on pets and service animals may fly in the cabin if they meet the requirements. Frontier allows up to 10 pet crates on board, however only one container is allowed per passenger. One pet is permitted per kennel with the following exceptions: One female cat/dog may travel with her un-weaned litter if the litter is a minimum of 10 weeks old to 6 months of age.