Flying with Pets: Booking and Rules by Phone

Pet in cabin versus cargo, by carrier

Pets fly 2 ways — in the cabin with you or as cargo in the hold — and each carrier sets its own size, breed, and count rules. Small pets ride in the cabin under the seat on most carriers within a strict per-flight cap; larger pets and some breeds move through the carrier's cargo program. The agent reads the policy for your exact flight and states which option the airline actually allows. One call to 1-844-595-2859 settles the rule before you build a plan around the wrong assumption.

The booking window and why it matters

Pet spaces are capped per flight, and the window opens long before departure — booking the pet slot with the ticket is the only reliable move. Waiting until the week of travel risks finding the flight's pet quota already full. The agent books the pet at ticketing time and notes the policy in the record, so the space and the seat move together. When dates are not final yet, a hold keeps both options open — see our hold a flight reservation by phone page.

Fees and documents quoted by phone

Pet fees vary by carrier and route, and the agent quotes the exact figure before any charge posts. Cargo travel adds document requirements — health certificates and destination import rules vary — and the agent lists what the airline wants before you book. The baggage-side rules for your route live on our international baggage allowance guide, so the pet and the luggage get answered on the same desk.

What to have ready for the call

3 items start the booking: the pet's species and weight, the carrier and route, and the travel dates. With those, the agent confirms the airline's policy, prices the pet fee, and books the slot on the call. Rules differ enough between the 8 focus carriers that a phone check beats trusting a booking site's summary — the same reason the desk's own international desk exists on our international flight booking by phone page.