Air Europa

✈ SkyTeam📍 Spain · MAD✓ Verified 11 Jul 2026

★ Moderate 4.5/5

89/100 · MyDogCanFly score

Cats & dogs in the cabin or hold on most routes — but a Madrid summer connection embargo and no pets to the UK.

⚖️ Where does your dog travel?

Cabin≤ 10 kg

Hold≤ 50 kg

CargoUK / species

Weight includes the carrier or kennel.

🐾 CabinAllowed

Dogs & cats only (pet ≤ 8 kg, pet + carrier ≤ 10 kg) in a soft carrier under the seat (max 40 × 30 × 30 cm). Not in Business.

€35–175

🧳 HoldAllowed

Cats & dogs (pet + kennel ≤ 50 kg) in a rigid IATA kennel with a metal door; two similar pets ≤ 14 kg each may share.

€90–350

✈️ Air Europa CargoVia cargo

Other species, more than 5 pets, and all pets to/from the UK.

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💶 Fares

Cabin — domestic Spain	€35
Cabin — Europe/Africa/America	€50
Cabin — long-haul	€150–175
Hold (domestic → long-haul)	€90–350
Service dog	Free

EUR by zone. Up to 5 pets per passenger; non-refundable. ✓ Official source

⚠️ Key restrictions

🐶 Flat-faced breeds

Cabin possibleHold forbidden

Snub-nosed breeds may only travel in the cabin as pets, and only up to 10 kg incl. carrier (over 8 kg not in the hold): boxer, bulldogs (all), Boston terrier, pug, Pekingese, Shih Tzu, Shar Pei, Cane Corso, mastiffs, Lhasa Apso, and Persian/Himalayan/Exotic/Burmese/British Shorthair cats.

🚫 Dangerous breeds

Reinforced crateMuzzle required

Potentially dangerous dogs (pit bull, American Staffordshire, Rottweiler, Dogo Argentino, Fila, Tosa, Akita) need a muzzle and a reinforced IATA crate. Sedation only on vet prescription.

🌡️ Temperature & hold

No hold via Madrid 11:00–20:00, 1 Jun–15 Sep

Hold pets aren't accepted from 1 June to 15 September if the flight connects in Madrid between 11:00 and 20:00 (heat safety). Air Europa publishes no other numeric limit.

📦 Check your crate size for this airline →

🦮 Assistance dog

✓ In the cabin

Trained service dogs (guide, signal, medical, autism, SAR) travel free in the cabin; min 6 months, accredited (ADI/IGDF/ONCE).

📄 Documents

Contact CS ≥ 48 h ahead. US: DOT form (+ relief over 8 h); UK: DEFRA + reception-centre approval ≥ 72 h. Emotional-support animals aren't service animals.