✈ Star Alliance📍 Colombia · BOG✓ Verified 11 Jul 2026
★ Moderate4.3/5
85/100 · MyDogCanFly score
Cabin (≤ 10 kg) and hold (≤ 70 kg) for cats & dogs — but many seasonal route embargoes and breed limits.
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⚖️ 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
Avianca Cargo
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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.
🐶 Check whether your dog is snub-nosed
Avianca 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 Avianca. Use it to situate your dog, then read the airline's own wording above and confirm with it before booking.
🌡️ 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.
Avianca — Allowed. One dog or cat ≤ 10 kg incl. carrier in a soft carrier under the seat; not in B787 Business. Fare: $45–235.
Does Avianca carry dogs in the hold?
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Hold — Allowed. Dog or cat up to 70 kg incl. container in a rigid, ventilated crate you provide. Ventilated-hold aircraft only.
Does Avianca accept flat-faced (brachycephalic) breeds?
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Avianca — Cabin only · Hold 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.
Does Avianca suspend dog transport in hot weather?
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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.
Are assistance dogs accepted on Avianca?
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Avianca — In the cabin. Trained service dogs (max 2) travel free in the cabin, no container, regardless of size.
Answers drawn from Avianca's published conditions, last verified 11 July 2026. Airline conditions are commercial and can change — confirm at booking.
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