Air Astana: flying with a dog

📍 Kazakhstan · ALA · NQZ🎒 Carrier size depends on your class✓ Verified 5 Aug 2026

★ Restricted

Cabin and hold are both open, but the carrier size changes with your class, several destinations are cargo-only or closed, and no fare is published.

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⚖️ Where does your dog travel?

Cabin≤ 8 kg

Hold8–50 kg

CargoUK · IE · ZA · AU · AE

Weight includes the carrier or kennel.

🐾 CabinAllowed

Cats, small dogs, tortoises and land snails, 8 kg (17 lb) container included. The carrier size depends on your class: 26 × 40 × 20 cm in Business, 30 × 47 × 27 cm in Economy. Window seats only. Puppies from 8 weeks within Kazakhstan. Book 24 h ahead.

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🧳 HoldAllowed

Up to 50 kg crate included, from 3 months old, two animals in the hold per flight. Above 40 kg the crate must be made of sturdy wood. Flat-faced breeds are barred from the hold. A 385 AED airport fee applies on departure from Dubai.

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✈️ CargoMandatory on some routes

Cargo is the only option to the United Kingdom, Ireland, South Africa, Australia and the United Arab Emirates — neither cabin nor hold is available on those routes.

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⚠️ Key restrictions

🐶 Flat-faced breeds

Cabin allowedHold forbiddenBreed list not published

Air Astana turns the usual rule around: snub-nosed dogs and cats are accepted in the cabin and refused in the hold, and it explains why — pressure, temperature and air circulation in the hold are what these animals cope with badly, not the flight itself. The list of breeds concerned is not published; it is confirmed when you book. Careful: the list of breeds shown on the same page is there for Cypriot import rules and is not Air Astana's own policy.

🌍 Closed and cargo-only destinations

Frankfurt suspendedMalé: no dogsSharm el-Sheikh: 1 pet/flight

Animal transport to Frankfurt is suspended, in the cabin as in the hold. Dogs are not carried to Malé. Sharm el-Sheikh takes one animal per flight. And the United Kingdom, Ireland, South Africa, Australia and the United Arab Emirates can only be reached through cargo.

🐶 Breeds affected by this policy

Air Astana refuses brachycephalic (snub-nosed) breeds in the hold. All 31 breeds we document as brachycephalic are affected — heaviest first, since they have no cabin fallback.

🌡️ Temperature & hold

Temperature limits: not disclosed

Air Astana publishes no hold-temperature limits or seasonal embargo on its pet pages.

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🦮 Assistance dog

✓ In the cabin

Assistance dogs travel free in the cabin, muzzled and on a lead, seated in the rear rows. Air Astana sets no cap on how many fly on a given flight.

🚫 London exception

Assistance dogs are not carried on flights to London.

ℹ️ Good to know

⬆️ The upgrade trapBecause the Business carrier is smaller than the Economy one, an upgrade is refused if your bag is over 26 × 40 × 20 cm. If you might change class, size the bag for Business.

🎫 Per-flight capsOne animal in Business, four in Economy and two in the hold — on every aircraft type except the A321 registered EI-KDI.

💶 Fares are quoted, not publishedAir Astana has no printed fare grid — a dynamic calculator prices each city pair, so the amount depends on your route. Get the quote before you commit.

📦 Crate & ageHold animals must be at least 3 months old, and any animal over 40 kg needs a sturdy wooden crate. In the cabin, puppies are accepted from 8 weeks within Kazakhstan.

🗺️ Where Air Astana flies with dogs

Destinations — entry rules

Azerbaijan China Egypt Georgia Germany India Kazakhstan Malaysia Maldives Netherlands South Korea Sri Lanka Thailand Turkey United Arab Emirates United Kingdom

Flying with a dog on Air Astana: common questions

Can my dog travel in the cabin on Air Astana?

Air Astana — Allowed. Cats, small dogs, tortoises and land snails, 8 kg (17 lb) container included. The carrier size depends on your class: 26 × 40 × 20 cm in Business, 30 × 47 × 27 cm in Economy. Window seats only. Puppies from 8 weeks within Kazakhstan. Book 24 h ahead. Fare: Not published.

Does Air Astana carry dogs in the hold?

Hold — Allowed. Up to 50 kg crate included, from 3 months old, two animals in the hold per flight. Above 40 kg the crate must be made of sturdy wood. Flat-faced breeds are barred from the hold. A 385 AED airport fee applies on departure from Dubai. Cargo — Mandatory on some routes.…

Does Air Astana accept flat-faced (brachycephalic) breeds?

Air Astana — Cabin allowed · Hold forbidden · Breed list not published. Air Astana turns the usual rule around: snub-nosed dogs and cats are accepted in the cabin and refused in the hold, and it explains why…

Does Air Astana suspend dog transport in hot weather?

Air Astana publishes no hold-temperature limits or seasonal embargo on its pet pages.

Are assistance dogs accepted on Air Astana?

Air Astana — In the cabin. Assistance dogs travel free in the cabin, muzzled and on a lead, seated in the rear rows. Air Astana sets no cap on how many fly on a given flight.

Answers drawn from Air Astana's published conditions, last verified 5 August 2026. Airline conditions are commercial and can change — confirm at booking.

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