Copa Airlines
✈ Star Alliance📍 Panama · PTY✓ Verified 11 Jul 2026
★ Moderate 3.3/5
66/100 · MyDogCanFly score
Small dogs & cats in the cabin only ($125 intl) — larger pets go via the separate Copa Pets cargo service.
⚖️ Where does your dog travel?
Cabin≤ 10 kg
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Copa Petscargo
Weight includes the carrier or kennel.
🐾 CabinAllowed
Small dogs & cats ≤ 10 kg incl. carrier in a soft carrier under the seat (max 45.7 × 28 × 28 cm); not in Business. Max 3 per flight.
$125 intl / $25 dom.
🧳 HoldNot offered
Copa doesn't carry pets as accompanied checked baggage.
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✈️ Copa Pets cargoVia cargo
Pets that can't fly in the cabin go via the Copa Pets service (Copa Cargo).
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💶 Fares
| Cabin — international | $125 / segment |
| Cabin — domestic | $25 / segment |
| Copa Pets cargo | Quote |
| Service dog | Free |
USD, one-way per segment, non-refundable. Rabbits aren't carried. ✓ Official source
⚠️ Key restrictions
📄 Age & who can travel
Min. 16 weeks
Pets under 16 weeks aren't accepted (24 weeks to the US per CDC). Children under 11 and unaccompanied minors can't travel with a pet. Rabbits aren't carried.
🔁 Connections
Copa-operated only
Pets aren't allowed on connecting flights with airlines other than Copa.
🌡️ Temperature & hold
Temperature limits: not disclosed
Copa publishes no hold-temperature limits — pets travel in the cabin or via the Copa Pets cargo service.
📦 Check your crate size for this airline →🦮 Assistance dog
✓ In the cabin
Service dogs accepted on all routes (Main Cabin or Business); emotional-support dogs only to/from Brazil, Colombia and Mexico, Main Cabin.
📄 Documents
Reserve ≥ 48 h ahead and sign the service/ESA form. Max 10 kg or buy an extra seat for foot space.
ℹ️ Good to know
🚫 US CDC restrictionDogs (incl. service/ESA) are temporarily not permitted to/from Boston (BOS), Baltimore (BWI) and Raleigh (RDU).
📅 Days of operationCabin pets travel every day except to/from Armenia (AXM), Fort Lauderdale (FLL) and Tampa (TPA), which are Mon–Fri only.
🚫 Business ClassPets aren't allowed in Business Class; max 3 per flight in Main Cabin.
🗺️ Where Copa Airlines flies with dogs
Main hubs
Destinations — entry rules (16 of 17)
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🛡️ Official source5 Copa Airlines sources · last verified 11 July 2026