Air France
Planning to fly with your dog? While air travel can be a quick way to get dogs or pets from one place to another, you should always plan ahead and make sure you know airlines have different policies about transporting pets. Some allow pets to travel in the aircraft cabin as part of your carry-on luggage allowance, while others will only allow pets to travel in the cargo area, and fees can vary from at all to more than $500. Also, most airlines only allow up to 4 dogs on each flight, so always make sure it is available for your dog BEFORE buying your own ticket. And always notice the airline 48 hours ahead of your trip.
To make your travel easy, please familiarize yourself with current U.S. Travel Regulations or International Pet Travel restrictions before you go. Have a great trip!
Pet Reservation
In the hold, in the cabin or by freight… On certain types of aircraft or for certain destinations, transporting animals may be limited or prohibited.
Need advice? Contact our customer service team as soon as possible before your trip. You can make a booking for you and your pet at the same time by telephone. Want to buy your ticket online? Book your flight on our website, then contact our customer service team as quickly as possible afterwards by telephone to add your pet to the booking.
Animals allowed and transport rules
Pet In Cabin Policy
IN THE CABIN
Animals accepted
With prior approval from customer service, you can transport a dog or a cat weighing no more than 8 kg / 17 lb (including bag) in the cabin.
Your pet must be at least 10 weeks old and have all required vaccines. On flights within metropolitan France (including Corsica), and between metropolitan France and Guadeloupe, Martinique and Reunion Island, the minimum age for your pet is 8 weeks old. On flights between metropolitan France and French Guiana, your pet must be at least 15 weeks old.
In the Business cabin on intercontinental flights:
Air France does not accept pets in the Business cabin on intercontinental flights. For its own safety, your dog or cat must travel in the hold.
Pet Cargo Policy
In certain cases, your pet cannot travel with you in the cabin or in the hold. It must be transported by freight if:
the animal and its container weigh more than 75 kg / 165 lb,
it is traveling to a country that authorizes animal transport only by freight.
Carrier Guideline
Your dog or cat must travel in a special closed travel bag that does not exceed 46 x 28 x 24 cm / 18 x 11 x 9 in. For your comfort on board, Air France recommends that you use a flexible bag.
The bag must be well-ventilated and be big enough for your animal to stand up and turn around.
The bag must fit in the area underneath the seat in front of you.
Under no circumstances may your animal leave its travel bag during the flight.
Only 1 animal is permitted per container.
Each passenger may travel with only 1 animal.
Your pet's travel container is considered an additional baggage item and will incur a fee.
Breed Restrictions
Category 1 dogs, as defined by the French Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Forestry, are not permitted for transport in the cabin, or as baggage or cargo. These so-called “attack dogs” do not belong to a particular breed but are similar in morphology to the following: Staffordshire Terrier or American Staffordshire Terriers (pit bulls), Mastiffs and Tosas.
Category 2-defined dogs are permitted for transport on cargo flights provided by Air France. These include the following breeds: pedigree Staffordshire Terriers, pedigree American Staffordshire Terriers, pedigree Tosas and dogs that are similar in morphology to the Rottweiler breed (with or without pedigree).
To transport a Category 2 dog, please contact the customer service department for freight. To find the contact information of the center nearest you, please visit the “Contact” page of the AIR FRANCE KLM Cargo website and click on the map. Upon request and subject to availability, Category 2 dogs can travel on the same flight as their owner. Please note: a certified cage is mandatory.
Other Restrictions
Your animal must have all required vaccines in order to be permitted on board.
All dogs and cats traveling within the European Union must be identified by an electronic chip. It should also possess a European passport. Provided and completed by an authorized veterinarian, the passport identifies your pet and certifies that it is properly vaccinated.
Please note: For travel to Ireland, Sweden, the United Kingdom or Malta, additional sanitary conditions apply. We recommend that you check with the embassy of your destination country.
For travel outside the European Union, consider the regulations enforced in the originating and destination countries (vaccinations, quarantine, etc.).
Fees
Pets are allowed aboard Air France coaches at no charge. The rules concerning their transport vary according to their size.
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