✈ Star Alliance📍 Japan · HND / NRT✓ Verified 11 Jul 2026
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67/100 · MyDogCanFly score
Pets travel only in the hold (no cabin), phone booking only, with a summer snub-nosed embargo.
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⚖️ Where does your dog travel?
Cabin—
Hold≤ 45 kg
CargoUK/HK/AU
Weight includes the carrier or kennel.
🐾 CabinNot allowed
Pets can't enter the cabin — only assistance dogs. Cats & dogs travel in the hold.
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🧳 HoldAllowed
Pets as checked baggage (pet + cage ≤ 45 kg) on your ANA flight; min 4 months, not sedated. Not into UK/Hong Kong/Australia.
¥6,000 / $250–400
✈️ ANA CargoVia agent
Required for pets entering the UK, Hong Kong or Australia; via a cargo agent.
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💶 Fares
Hold — Japan domestic
¥4,000–6,000 / cage
Hold — international (1 area)
¥25,000 / $250
Hold — international (2 areas)
¥40,000 / $400
Assistance dog
Free
JPY domestic / USD international, per cage. Domestic fee ¥6,000 (¥4,000 on some routes) from 19 May 2026. ✓ Official source
⚠️ Key restrictions
🐶 Flat-faced breeds
No hold May–Oct
Snub-nosed dog breeds aren't accepted every year from 1 May to 31 October (heatstroke/breathing risk): bulldog, French bulldog, boxer, Shih Tzu, Boston terrier, Bull Terrier, King Charles/Tibetan spaniel, Brussels Griffon, chow chow, pug, Chin, Pekingese.
🚫 Other rules
No sedationMin. 4 months
Pets must not be sedated; pregnant animals, those under 4 months, and pets with heart or respiratory disease aren't accepted. From May–Oct: no nested cages or cage covers (ventilation).
🐶 Check whether your dog is snub-nosed
ANA (All Nippon Airways) refuses brachycephalic (snub-nosed) breeds in the hold. What the airline itself wrote is in the restrictions above — that text alone says which breeds it turns away.
These 22 breeds are MyDogCanFly's own brachycephalic classification, heaviest first — it is not the list published by ANA (All Nippon Airways). Use it to situate your dog, then read the airline's own wording above and confirm with it before booking.
ANA publishes no numeric limit but embargoes snub-nosed breeds every year 1 May–31 Oct. The cargo hold is air-conditioned with humidity control (lights off), but conditions can differ from the cabin and the hold can get very hot in summer.
Flying with a dog on ANA (All Nippon Airways): common questions
Can my dog travel in the cabin on ANA (All Nippon Airways)?
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ANA (All Nippon Airways) — Not allowed. Pets can't enter the cabin — only assistance dogs. Cats & dogs travel in the hold. Fare: —.
Does ANA (All Nippon Airways) carry dogs in the hold?
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Hold — Allowed. Pets as checked baggage (pet + cage ≤ 45 kg) on your ANA flight; min 4 months, not sedated. Not into UK/Hong Kong/Australia.
Does ANA (All Nippon Airways) accept flat-faced (brachycephalic) breeds?
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ANA (All Nippon Airways) — No hold May–Oct. Snub-nosed dog breeds aren't accepted every year from 1 May to 31 October (heatstroke/breathing risk): bulldog, French bulldog, boxer, Shih Tzu, Boston terrier, Bull Terrier, King Charles/Tibetan spaniel, Brussels Griffon, chow chow, pug, Chin, Pekingese.
Does ANA (All Nippon Airways) suspend dog transport in hot weather?
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ANA publishes no numeric limit but embargoes snub-nosed breeds every year 1 May–31 Oct. The cargo hold is air-conditioned with humidity control (lights off), but conditions can differ from the cabin and the hold can get very hot in summer.
Are assistance dogs accepted on ANA (All Nippon Airways)?
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ANA (All Nippon Airways) — In the cabin. Guide, hearing and mobility assistance dogs travel free in the cabin on all flights.
Answers drawn from ANA (All Nippon Airways)'s published conditions, last verified 11 July 2026. Airline conditions are commercial and can change — confirm at booking.
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