Top Ten Airlines and Their Pet Travel Policies

Posted August 21, 2013

Top Ten Airlines & Their Pet Travel Policies

Here are the top ten airlines and links to their pet travel policies. For more airline information, you can visit: http://www.pettravel.com/airline_rules.cfm. PetTravel.com has an extensive database on pet immigration policies and pet-friendly hotels as well as general information other pet-related services.

Air France (in cabin and in cargo hold):
http://www.airfrance.us/US/en/common/guidevoyageur/pratique/animal_cabine_airfrance.htm

Air India (in cabin and in cargo hold):
http://www.airindia.in/SBCMS/Webpages/International—Pets.aspx?MID=27#

American Airlines (in cabin and in cargo hold):
https://www.aa.com/i18n/travelInformation/specialAssistance/travelingWithPets.jsp?anchorLocation=DirectURL&title=pets

British Airways (only in cargo hold):
http://www.baworldcargo.com/products/liveanimals.shtml?site=/products/liveanimals.shtml

Delta Airlines (in cabin and in cargo hold):
http://www.delta.com/planning_reservations/special_travel_needs/pet_travel_information/index.jsp

Emirates Airlines (only in cargo hold):
http://www.emirates.com/us/english/help/faqs/FAQDetails.aspx?faqCategory=193385#faq5

KLM (in cabin and in cargo hold):
http://www.klm.com/travel/us_en/prepare_for_travel/travel_planning/pets/index.htm

Lufthansa (in cabin and in cargo hold):
http://www.lufthansa.com/us/en/Animals

Southwest Airlines (only in cabin):
http://www.southwest.com/html/customer-service/traveling-with-animals/pets/index-pol.html

United/Continental Airlines (in cabin and in cargo hold):
http://www.united.com/web/en-US/content/travel/animals/default.aspx

US Airways (only in cabin):
http://www.usairways.com/en-US/traveltools/specialneeds/pets.html