Alaska Airlines
✈ oneworld📍 United States · SEA✓ Verified 11 Jul 2026
★ Easy 4.4/5
87/100 · MyDogCanFly score
One of the most pet-friendly US airlines — cabin, climate-controlled hold and cargo are all available.
⚖️ Where does your dog travel?
Cabinunder-seat
Hold≤ 150 lb
Cargo> 150 lb
Weight includes the carrier or kennel.
🐾 CabinAllowed
Small dogs, cats, rabbits & birds in a soft carrier under the seat (max 17 × 11 × 9.5 in). First-come, first-served.
$100 / way
🧳 HoldAllowed
Larger pets in the climate-controlled baggage hold on your flight (pet + carrier ≤ 150 lb). Health certificate required.
$150 / way
✈️ Pet Connect cargoOn request
Unaccompanied pets or over 150 lb, via Alaska Air Cargo Pet Connect.
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💶 Fares
| Cabin | $100 each way ($35 within Hawaii) |
| Hold (checked) | $150 each way ($100 within Alaska) |
| Pet Connect cargo | Quote |
| Service dog | Free |
USD. The checked-baggage fee is $150 each way (from 14 Oct 2025). ✓ Official source
⚠️ Key restrictions
🐶 Flat-faced breeds
Cabin possibleHold/cargo forbidden
Snub-nosed dogs & cats aren't accepted in the hold or cargo (Hawaii exception) but may fly in the cabin: pit bull, American Staffordshire, boxer, bulldogs (French/English), Boston terrier, pug, Shih Tzu, chow chow, mastiffs, Brussels Griffon, and Burmese/Exotic/Himalayan/Persian cats.
🚫 Other rules
Sedation not advised
Sedation isn't advised for hold travel — any decision to tranquillise must be made by your vet.
🌡️ Temperature & hold
Climate-controlled holdCargo: 7–29.5 °C (45–85 °F)
Pet Connect cargo accepts pets only when forecast temperatures are 45–85 °F (7–29.5 °C) at every point; summer embargoes run ~1 May–16 Oct above 85 °F, with cold exceptions on a vet acclimation certificate. Checked baggage uses the same climate-controlled hold, with acceptance declined in extreme temperatures.
📦 Check your crate size for this airline →🦮 Assistance dog
✓ In the cabin
Trained service dogs fly free in the cabin (max 2); emotional-support animals no longer qualify.
📄 Documents
US DOT Service Animal form, submitted ≥ 48 h ahead.
ℹ️ Good to know
🐾 Pet-friendlyCabin, climate-controlled checked hold, and cargo — one of the most flexible US carriers.
🧳 SpeciesThe hold accepts many species domestically (ferrets, rabbits, reptiles, birds…), but dogs & cats only to Hawaii/international.
⏱️ BookingCabin & checked pets are first-come, first-served — reserve before the day of travel; cargo via the Pet Connect call centre.
🗺️ Where Alaska Airlines flies with dogs
Destinations — entry rules
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🛡️ Official source7 Alaska Airlines & Air Cargo sources · last verified 11 July 2026