Iceland Air

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 In Cabin Policy

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Pet Cargo Policy

All pets transported on Icelandair travel in a special climate-controlled transport area in the cargo area of the aircraft.

A maximum of four animal crates can be carried on each aircraft. However, two animals can share a crate if both are small and of the same species.


Carrier Guideline

Maximum crate dimensions are 36 in (length) x 25 in (width) x 28 in (height). Combined weight of a pet and its crate may not exceed 88 lb.

Breed Restrictions

The following dog breeds are not accepted on Icelandair flights due to breathing issues: Pit Bull Terrier, Staffordshire Bull Terrier, Tosa Inu and Dogo Argentino.

Fees

Dogs are charged an additional baggage fee of between $46 and $252 depending on which route and the weight of the dog. If your dog weighs more than 80 pounds (32 kg) then contact the airline for special arrangements.

Service/Emotional Support Animals

Passenger must provide a minimum of two business days' advance notification to Icelandair when traveling with a service dog.


A maximum transit layover time at Keflavík Airport for passengers with service dogs is three hours.

An Icelandair Stopover is NOT allowed in Iceland since all live animals entering Iceland are quarantined for a period of four weeks.

Icelandair will only accept one service dog per flight.

Approval from MAST (Icelandic Food and Veterinary Authority) is necessary for the transit at Keflavík Airport. Fill out the form found here and send the completed application form to MAST for approval.

Live animals accompanying passengers will not be accepted for carriage in the passenger cabin except for trained and certified seeing-eye, hearing-ear and service dogs accompanying a blind or deaf person, or someone with a physical or mental disability.

Emotional support and psychiatric assist dogs are also accepted in the cabin for qualified individuals with a disability if certain documentation requirements are met. Please have a qualified medical/mental health professional (a doctor) fill out this Psychiatric/Therapeutic/Emotional Support Dog Authorization and send a copy of the form to Icelandair via the special assistance form along with a doctors certificate stating the need to travel with the dog.


A maximum transit layover time at Keflavík Airport for passengers with service animals is three hours.

No Icelandair Stopover is allowed in Iceland since all live animals entering Iceland are quarantined for a period of four weeks.

Icelandair will only accept one emotional support dog per flight.

Approval from MAST (Icelandic Food and Veterinary Authority) is necessary for the transit at Keflavík Airport. Fill out the form found here and send the completed application form to MAST for approval.


Contact Information

1-800-223-5500