Air Austral: flying with a dog

📍 Réunion · RUN🐶 No flat-faced restriction✓ Verified 5 Aug 2026

★ Easy

Cabin and hold are both open up to 75 kg with a single flat fare and published crate sizes; the one gap is that no cabin-bag dimension is published.

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⚖️ Where does your dog travel?

Cabin< 8 kg

Hold8–75 kg

Cargo> 75 kg

Weight includes the carrier or kennel.

🐾 CabinAllowed

Cats and dogs strictly under 8 kg container included, in a soft zip-up bag or a small crate sized like cabin baggage. Air Austral publishes no figures for that bag: it points to "the traditional cabin-baggage dimensions" without giving them. Book 72 h ahead. Nine cabin places on the B777, five on the B787.

€125 one-way

🧳 HoldAllowed

From 8 kg and up to 75 kg crate included, in one of five published sizes: T-100 (54 × 41 × 39 cm, 7 kg) up to T-700 (121 × 81 × 90 cm, 55 kg). Nine crates on the B777, five on the B787; the A220 only takes T-100 to T-500.

€200 one-way

✈️ CargoVia cargo

Cargo is required above 75 kg and for any species other than cats and dogs. The same page also routes category 2 dogs to cargo on Réunion → Paris. No live animal leaves Paris in cargo.

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💶 Fares

Cabin	€125 per one-way
Hold	€200 per one-way

A single grid, all destinations — Air Austral charges the same whatever the route. ✓ Official source

⚠️ Key restrictions

🚫 Category 1 and 2 dogs

Refused for carriagePrefectural waiver not accepted

Air Austral refuses dogs in the French 1st and 2nd categories outright, even when the owner holds a prefectural authorisation — stricter than French law. One nuance to check with the airline: elsewhere the same page routes category 2 dogs to cargo on Réunion → Paris.

🐶 Flat-faced breeds

Cabin allowedHold allowed

Air Austral publishes no brachycephalic restriction at all — neither in the cabin nor in the hold. The Boxer and the Bulldog are even used as worked examples in its hold-crate sizing table. That's unusual: most carriers bar snub-nosed dogs from the hold. Everything else being equal, a heat- and breathing-sensitive dog still deserves careful timing of the flight.

📦 The hold crate (IATA standard)

✓ Five published sizes: T-100 (54 × 41 × 39 cm, 7 kg) through to T-700 (121 × 81 × 90 cm, 55 kg)

✓ Approved brands cited: Sky Kennel, Vari Kennel, Gulliver, Gateway

✓ Wicker, cardboard and wire-mesh crates are refused

✓ Top-opening crates are refused — the door must be on the side

✓ Capacity: 9 crates on the B777, 5 on the B787, T-100 to T-500 only on the A220

🌡️ Temperature & hold

Temperature limits: not disclosed

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

📦 Check your crate size for this airline →

🦮 Assistance dog

ℹ️ Service dogs

The Air Austral pet page we checked says nothing about assistance dogs — no conditions, fee or documents are published there. Ask Air Austral directly before booking.

ℹ️ Good to know

📏 No cabin-bag dimensions publishedThis is the one real gap in the policy: Air Austral gives a weight (under 8 kg) but no centimetres for the cabin bag, only a reference to "the traditional cabin-baggage dimensions". Get the exact figures confirmed when you book rather than guessing.

🛩️ Capacity by aircraftNine animals in the cabin and nine crates in the hold on the B777, five and five on the B787, and only crate sizes T-100 to T-500 on the A220. Few airlines publish this — it's what decides whether your flight is possible.

🔁 Bangkok transitWith an animal on board, allow at least 4 hours of connection in Bangkok.

🚫 No live animals in cargo out of ParisAir Austral accepts no live animal in cargo on departures from Paris. If your dog needs the cargo route, that leg has to start somewhere else.

❓ Not publishedBeyond the cabin-bag dimensions, Air Austral publishes no minimum age of its own, no temperature limit and no assistance-dog conditions.

🗺️ Where Air Austral flies with dogs

Main hubs

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Destinations — entry rules

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Flying with a dog on Air Austral: common questions

Can my dog travel in the cabin on Air Austral?

Air Austral — Allowed. Cats and dogs strictly under 8 kg container included, in a soft zip-up bag or a small crate sized like cabin baggage. Air Austral publishes no figures for that bag: it points to "the traditional cabin-baggage dimensions" without giving them. Book 72 h ahead.…

Does Air Austral carry dogs in the hold?

Hold — Allowed. From 8 kg and up to 75 kg crate included, in one of five published sizes: T-100 (54 × 41 × 39 cm, 7 kg) up to T-700 (121 × 81 × 90 cm, 55 kg). Nine crates on the B777, five on the B787; the A220 only takes T-100 to T-500. Cargo — Via cargo.…

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

Air Austral — Cabin allowed · Hold allowed. Air Austral publishes no brachycephalic restriction at all — neither in the cabin nor in the hold. The Boxer and the Bulldog are even used as worked examples in its hold-crate sizing table. That's unusual: most carriers bar snub-nosed dogs from the hold.…

What kind of crate does Air Austral require?

Air Austral requires an IATA-compliant crate: Five published sizes: T-100 (54 × 41 × 39 cm, 7 kg) through to T-700 (121 × 81 × 90 cm, 55 kg) ; Approved brands cited: Sky Kennel, Vari Kennel, Gulliver, Gateway ; Wicker, cardboard and wire-mesh crates are refused ; Top-opening crates are refused…

Does Air Austral suspend dog transport in hot weather?

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

Are assistance dogs accepted on Air Austral?

Air Austral — Service dogs. The Air Austral pet page we checked says nothing about assistance dogs — no conditions, fee or documents are published there. Ask Air Austral directly before booking.

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

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