Avianca

✈ Star Alliance📍 Colombia · BOG✓ Verified 11 Jul 2026

★ Moderate 4.4/5

87/100 · MyDogCanFly score

Cabin (≤ 10 kg) and hold (≤ 70 kg) for cats & dogs — but many seasonal route embargoes and breed limits.

⚖️ Where does your dog travel?

Cabin≤ 10 kg

Hold≤ 70 kg

Cargo> 70 kg

Weight includes the carrier or kennel.

🐾 CabinAllowed

One dog or cat ≤ 10 kg incl. carrier in a soft carrier under the seat; not in B787 Business.

$45–235

🧳 HoldAllowed

Dog or cat up to 70 kg incl. container in a rigid, ventilated crate you provide. Ventilated-hold aircraft only.

$70–345

✈️ Avianca CargoOn request

Pets over 70 kg incl. container and all UK shipments, via Avianca Cargo live-animal service.

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💶 Fares

Cabin (regional → Europe)	$45–235
Hold (regional → Europe)	$70–345
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Service dog	Free

USD (or local currency at origin), one-way per segment. ✓ Official source

⚠️ Key restrictions

🐶 Flat-faced breeds

Cabin onlyHold forbidden

Snub-nosed dogs & cats and crosses travel only in the cabin (barred from the hold), with a signed pet form: Shar Pei, boxer, Dogue de Bordeaux, bulldogs, Brussels Griffon, Boston terrier, King Charles/Cavalier, Pekingese, pug, and Burmese/Persian/Exotic/Himalayan cats.

🚫 Dangerous breeds

Hold, metal crateColombia import ban

'Dangerous' breeds (pit bull, Rottweiler, Doberman, Presa Canario, Dogo Argentino, mastiffs, Fila, Bull Terrier, American Staffordshire, Tosa) travel only in the hold in a metal-walled crate; pit-bull types are import-banned into Colombia.

🌡️ Temperature & hold

Seasonal route embargoesVentilated hold only

Avianca publishes no degree thresholds but applies seasonal hold embargoes on many routes: summer (24 Jun–30 Sep 2026) to/from Orlando, Miami, Houston, Madrid, Barcelona and others; winter (15 Dec 2026–31 Mar 2027) to/from New York, Boston, Chicago, Toronto and more. Pets travel only on aircraft with a ventilated hold.

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