Air Transat: flying with a dog

📍 Canada · YUL✓ Verified 8 Aug 2026

★ Moderate 4.4/5

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Cats & dogs in the cabin or hold with clear CAD fees — but many route and breed restrictions.

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⚖️ Where does your dog travel?

Cabin≤ 8 kg

Hold≤ 45 kg

CargoUK / large

Weight includes the carrier or kennel.

🐾 CabinAllowed

Cats & dogs only ≤ 8 kg (carrier + pet) in a soft carrier under the seat (max 43 × 24 × 25 cm). Reserve ≥ 24 h ahead.

$50–100 CAD

🧳 HoldAllowed

Cats & dogs (≤ 45 kg incl. carrier) as checked baggage; one per cage, min 12 weeks. Cable-tied free. Payment doesn't guarantee acceptance.

$100–275 CAD

✈️ Air Transat CargoVia cargo

Cats & dogs to/from the UK and the Republic of Ireland go by cargo, with advance arrangements and extra fees — except that cabin and hold stay open on flights from Manchester and Glasgow (but not from London). Oversize cages also travel via cargo.

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💶 Fares

Cabin — within Canada/US	$50 CAD
Cabin — Europe/Africa/South	$100 CAD
Hold — within Canada	$100 CAD
Hold — US / Europe & South	$150–275 CAD
Service dog	Free

CAD per pet per segment. ✓ Official source

⚠️ Key restrictions

🐶 Flat-faced breeds

Liability waiverFrench bulldog: cabin only

Snub-nosed dogs & cats not on the banned list are accepted in the hold, but: the passenger signs an Acknowledgment and Exclusion of Liability, and the animal must be shipped in a kennel one size larger than the normal standard, with ventilation on all four sides. Acclimatise your dog to the crate as long as possible beforehand. If those conditions aren't met the pet may be refused, and the fees are non-refundable. French bulldogs are cabin-only. Air Transat's brachycephalic list also names the chihuahua and the Teddy Bear dog (Shichon/Zuchon).

🚫 Banned breeds

Not acceptedNo sedation

Air Transat's published list — and any mixed breed including one or more of these: mastiffs (all breeds, incl. Dogo Argentino, Bandog, Boerboel, Fila Brasileiro, Cane Corso, Neapolitan Mastiff, Presa Canario, Tosa Inu), pit bulls (all breeds, incl. American Bully, American Pit Bull Terrier, American Staffordshire Terrier, Staffordshire Bull Terrier), Akita, Caucasian Ovcharka, Kangal / Anatolian Shepherd (Karabash), Rottweiler, wolf-dog hybrids, Doberman Pinscher. French bulldogs and American bulldogs are on the hold list only — the French bulldog stays welcome in the cabin. Bullmastiffs and French mastiffs (Dogue de Bordeaux) are explicitly exempt and accepted. Sedation isn't recommended.

🌡️ Temperature & hold

Temperature limits: not disclosed

Air Transat publishes no hold-temperature limits or embargo; hold acceptance is subject to loading restrictions.

📦 Check your crate size for this airline →

🦮 Assistance dog

✓ In the cabin

Service animals on duty fly free in the cabin; certified service dogs are welcome.

📄 Documents

Certified service dogs to London/Manchester/Glasgow: reserve via the call centre ≥ 7 days ahead.

ℹ️ Good to know

🎟️ Where the service doesn't existRead this before anything else — it decides whether the trip is possible at all. No pets on codeshare flights, on flights operated by another carrier, or in vacation packages. In the hold, no pets on connecting flights either, and none with Train + Air (the cabin does allow pets on Train + Air, under SNCF's own conditions).

🌍 Routes that are closedNo animals at all on flights to Jamaica. No one-way carriage from the Dominican Republic, Colombia, El Salvador, Cuba, Peru, Morocco, Guyana, Brazil, Türkiye or Haiti — a round trip is accepted if reserved in advance through the contact centre. To the United States, no animal that has been in a CDC high-risk rabies country in the previous 6 months is accepted. Certified service dogs have their own exceptions on these routes.

📄 Minimum age12 weeks and fully weaned to every destination — except 6 months for flights to the United States and 4 months for flights to Guyana. You must be at least 16 to travel with an animal.

🐾 Cats & dogs onlyOnly domestic cats and dogs are accepted; all other animals are refused.

📄 Pet Information FormComplete a Pet Information Form after booking and present it at check-in; arrive 2 h ahead.

💶 Canada entryA CAD $30 CFIA inspection fee (per animal) applies on entry to Canada, except from the US.

🗺️ Where Air Transat flies with dogs

Main hubs

Toronto YYZ Montreal YUL Vancouver YVR Calgary YYC

Destinations — entry rules (15 of 23)

Albania Belgium Brazil Canada Colombia Costa Rica Croatia Cuba Dominican Republic France Greece Iceland Ireland Italy Mexico

Air Transat also flies to Jamaica, but carries no pets on those routes — they're left out of the list above.

Flying with a dog on Air Transat: common questions

Can my dog travel in the cabin on Air Transat?

Air Transat — Allowed. Cats & dogs only ≤ 8 kg (carrier + pet) in a soft carrier under the seat (max 43 × 24 × 25 cm). Reserve ≥ 24 h ahead. Fare: $50–100 CAD.

Does Air Transat carry dogs in the hold?

Hold — Allowed. Cats & dogs (≤ 45 kg incl. carrier) as checked baggage; one per cage, min 12 weeks. Cable-tied free. Payment doesn't guarantee acceptance.

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

Air Transat — Liability waiver · French bulldog: cabin only. Snub-nosed dogs & cats not on the banned list are accepted in the hold, but: the passenger signs an Acknowledgment and Exclusion of Liability, and the animal must be shipped in a kennel one size larger than the normal standard, with ventilation on all four si…

Does Air Transat suspend dog transport in hot weather?

Air Transat publishes no hold-temperature limits or embargo; hold acceptance is subject to loading restrictions.

Are assistance dogs accepted on Air Transat?

Air Transat — In the cabin. Service animals on duty fly free in the cabin; certified service dogs are welcome.

Answers drawn from Air Transat's published conditions, last verified 8 August 2026. Airline conditions are commercial and can change — confirm at booking.

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