📍 Thailand · BKK🧳 Hold only, few routes✓ Verified 5 Aug 2026
★ Hold only
No cabin for pets at all. The hold is well documented but capped by aircraft type — 20 kg on the ATR, 60 kg on the Airbus — and open on a handful of routes only.
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⚖️ Where does your dog travel?
Cabinassistance only
Hold20 kg ATR / 60 kg Airbus
Cargonot published
Weight includes the carrier or kennel.
🐾 CabinNot offered
Bangkok Airways has no cabin option for pets, whatever their size. Only assistance dogs travel in the cabin, and only on Airbus flights.
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🧳 HoldAllowed
Dogs and cats in a rigid crate, booked 24 h ahead. Two animals on the ATR 72 (80 × 45 × 65 cm, 20 kg total), two on the A319 and three on the A320 (100 × 60 × 75 cm, 60 kg total).
180 THB/kg
✈️ CargoNot published
The pet page mentions cargo only to say that flat-faced breeds are barred from it too. No conditions, crate rules or prices are published for cargo shipments.
Not published
💶 Fares
Cabin (pets)
Not offered
Hold — domestic
180 THB per kg, per segment
Hold — international
Zonal fare: grid not published
Assistance dog
Free (Airbus flights only)
Domestic pricing is per kilo and per segment, so a connection is billed twice. Bangkok Airways calls its international pricing a zonal fare but publishes no grid — you have to ask. ✓ Official source
⚠️ Key restrictions
🛩️ Aircraft limits — the decisive point
ATR 72: 20 kg totalA319/A320: 60 kg total
ATR 72: 2 animals max, crate 80 × 45 × 65 cm, 20 kg total. A319: 2 animals, crate 100 × 60 × 75 cm, 60 kg total. A320: 3 animals, same crate, 60 kg total. The 20 kg ceiling on the ATR rules out a medium dog over a large part of the network — check which aircraft flies your route before you book.
🌍 Open routes — a short list
Domestic: 3 cities + all ATRInternational: 3 cities
Pets are only carried to Chiang Mai, Phuket and Samui on the domestic network, plus all ATR flights; and to Phnom Penh, Siem Reap and Luang Prabang internationally. Any other Bangkok Airways route is closed to pets.
🐶 Flat-faced breeds
Hold forbiddenCargo forbidden
Bangkok Airways bars snub-nosed animals from both the hold and cargo, and publishes a named list of 25 dog breeds and 5 cat breeds, crossbreeds included. With no cabin option, a flat-faced dog simply cannot fly Bangkok Airways — check the exact names on the airline's pet page before booking anything.
🐶 Breeds affected by this policy
Bangkok Airways refuses brachycephalic (snub-nosed) breeds in the hold. All 31 breeds we document as brachycephalic are affected — heaviest first, since they have no cabin fallback.
A trained assistance dog travels free in the cabin, with no crate and no weight limit.
🛩️ Airbus flights only
Assistance dogs are only accepted on Airbus flights. Bangkok Airways publishes no solution for its ATR routes — the exact routes where a pet could otherwise travel.
💛 Emotional support
Bangkok Airways files emotional-support animals under accepted psychiatric assistance — an unusual position today, when most airlines have dropped the category.
ℹ️ Good to know
📅 Booking & ageBook the animal 24 h ahead. Minimum age 8 weeks on domestic flights, 4 months on international flights leaving Thailand.
🎽 Strip the dog before cratingCollar, harness, clothing and GPS tracker all have to come off before the animal goes in — a rule almost no other airline publishes, and one that catches owners out at the counter.
💸 International prices unpublishedOnly the domestic rate of 180 THB per kilo and per segment is published. For Phnom Penh, Siem Reap or Luang Prabang, Bangkok Airways only says the fare is zonal — ask for a written quote.
Flying with a dog on Bangkok Airways: common questions
Can my dog travel in the cabin on Bangkok Airways?
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Bangkok Airways — Not offered. Bangkok Airways has no cabin option for pets, whatever their size. Only assistance dogs travel in the cabin, and only on Airbus flights. Fare: —.
Does Bangkok Airways carry dogs in the hold?
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Hold — Allowed. Dogs and cats in a rigid crate, booked 24 h ahead. Two animals on the ATR 72 (80 × 45 × 65 cm, 20 kg total), two on the A319 and three on the A320 (100 × 60 × 75 cm, 60 kg total). Cargo — Not published. The pet page mentions cargo only to say that flat-faced breeds are barred from it too.…
Does Bangkok Airways accept flat-faced (brachycephalic) breeds?
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Bangkok Airways — Hold forbidden · Cargo forbidden. Bangkok Airways bars snub-nosed animals from both the hold and cargo, and publishes a named list of 25 dog breeds and 5 cat breeds, crossbreeds included. With no cabin option, a flat-faced dog simply cannot fly Bangkok Airways…
What kind of crate does Bangkok Airways require?
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Bangkok Airways requires an IATA-compliant crate: Rigid standard crate, no soft bag (there is no cabin option anyway) ; ATR 72: 80 × 45 × 65 cm — A319/A320: 100 × 60 × 75 cm ; Collar, harness, clothing and GPS tracker must be removed before the animal goes into the crate…
Does Bangkok Airways suspend dog transport in hot weather?
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Bangkok Airways publishes no hold-temperature limits or seasonal embargo on its pet pages.
Are assistance dogs accepted on Bangkok Airways?
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Bangkok Airways — In the cabin. A trained assistance dog travels free in the cabin, with no crate and no weight limit.
Answers drawn from Bangkok Airways's published conditions, last verified 5 August 2026. Airline conditions are commercial and can change — confirm at booking.
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