Iberia Express
📍 Spain · MAD✓ Verified 11 Jul 2026
★ Moderate 4.3/5
85/100 · MyDogCanFly score
Small pets in the cabin or hold — but Booking Office authorisation 48 h ahead and snub-nosed breeds cabin-only.
⚖️ Where does your dog travel?
Cabin≤ 8 kg
Hold≤ 45 kg
Cargorestricted
Weight includes the carrier or kennel.
🐾 CabinAllowed
Dogs, cats, birds, fish & turtles ≤ 8 kg incl. carrier under the seat (max 45 × 35 × 25 cm); prior Booking Office authorisation.
€40–180
🧳 HoldAllowed
Live animals up to 45 kg incl. container; authorisation + 48 h notice; transit 90 min–4 h. Snub-nosed barred.
€100–360
✈️ IAG CargoVia agent
Animals not accepted as cabin/hold pets, via the Cargo Department.
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💶 Fares
| Cabin — Spain | €40 |
| Cabin — Europe / N. Africa | €60 |
| Cabin — America / Asia | €180 |
| Hold (by zone) | €100–360 |
| Service dog | Free |
EUR per leg; hold fees paid only at the airport. ✓ Official source
⚠️ Key restrictions
🐶 Flat-faced breeds
Cabin possibleHold forbidden
Snub-nosed dogs & cats aren't accepted in the hold (cabin only, ≤ 8 kg): bulldog, boxer, pug, Boston terrier, Shih Tzu, Pekingese, and Persian/Himalayan/Exotic/Burmese cats.
🚫 Dangerous breeds & mustelids
Not accepted
Dangerous breeds (pit bull, Staffordshire, American Staffordshire, Rottweiler, Doberman, Dogo Argentino, Fila, Tosa, Akita) aren't accepted. Mustelids (ferrets etc.) are never carried; no weaned, pregnant or lab animals.
🌡️ Temperature & hold
Temperature limits: not disclosed
Iberia Express publishes no hold-temperature limits or seasonal embargo on its pet pages.
📦 Check your crate size for this airline →🦮 Assistance dog
✓ In the cabin
Service dogs travel free in the cabin, at your feet on a lead.
📄 Documents
Mark the option at booking + complete the accreditation form (health, training, behaviour).
ℹ️ Good to know
🐶 Brachy cabin onlySnub-nosed dogs & cats are barred from the hold and only fly in the cabin (≤ 8 kg).
🚫 Route hold limitsHold pets are restricted on Iberia-coded Iberia Express flights to/from Cairo, Tel Aviv and Keflavik (cabin still allowed).
🏝️ Ibiza / MenorcaPets arriving from a non-EU country can't enter Ibiza or Menorca; ferrets are never accepted.
🗺️ Where Iberia Express flies with dogs
Main hubs
Destinations — entry rules
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