ITA Airways
✈ SkyTeam📍 Italy · FCO✓ Verified 11 Jul 2026
★ Moderate 4.5/5
89/100 · MyDogCanFly score
Generous cabin allowance (up to 12 kg on domestic) — but phone-only booking and a snub-nosed hold ban.
⚖️ Where does your dog travel?
Cabin≤ 12 kg
Hold≤ 75 kg
Weight includes the carrier or kennel.
🐾 CabinAllowed
Dogs & cats (min. 3 months) in a soft carrier under the seat (max 55 × 40 × 23 cm); up to 12 kg on domestic flights, 8 kg elsewhere.
€73–230
🧳 HoldAllowed
Dogs & cats up to 75 kg incl. carrier (AVIH) in a rigid crate. Snub-nosed breeds suspended from the hold since Oct 2025.
€83–330
✈️ CargoNot offered
ITA carries pets only in the cabin or hold — there's no separate pet cargo service.
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💶 Fares
| Cabin — domestic | €73 |
| Cabin — Europe | €95 |
| Cabin — intercontinental | €210–230 |
| Hold (domestic → intercont.) | €83–330 |
| Assistance dog | Free |
EUR per single flight, by zone. Pets are dogs and cats only (from December 2025). ✓ Official source
⚠️ Key restrictions
🐶 Flat-faced breeds
Cabin possibleHold suspended
Since Oct 2025 the hold (AVIH) is suspended for all brachycephalic breeds (temperature/pressure sensitivity); the cabin stays allowed within limits. Includes bulldogs, French bulldog, boxer, Boston terrier, pug, Shih Tzu, Pekingese, Cane Corso, Dogue de Bordeaux, mastiffs, Presa Canario, Persian/Exotic/Himalayan/Burmese cats — plus some small breeds (apple-head Chihuahua, Maltese, Yorkshire, Cavalier).
🚫 Other rules
Min. 3 monthsDogs & cats only
Animals under 3 months aren't carried; inside the carrier the animal must not be leashed or muzzled and straw bedding is banned. From Dec 2025, only dogs and cats are carried.
🌡️ Temperature & hold
Temperature limits: not disclosedHeat embargo: not disclosed
ITA Airways publishes no hold-temperature limits or seasonal embargo on its pet pages. Suitability depends on the aircraft, route and weather.
📦 Check your crate size for this airline →🦮 Assistance dog
✓ In the cabin
Trained assistance dogs of any breed travel free in the cabin (or hold); leash + muzzle on request.
📄 Documents
Training certificate required; request ≥ 48 h before departure. Emotional-support dogs pay the standard fee.
ℹ️ Good to know
📞 Phone booking onlyPet transport must be booked by phone ≥ 48 h ahead — not online — with exact carrier dimensions.
🐾 Dogs & cats onlyFrom December 2025, only dogs and cats are carried (cabin or hold).
🧳 Carrier sizeThe cabin carrier must be ≤ 55 × 40 × 23 cm or boarding may be denied; signed PET form in duplicate.
🗺️ Where ITA Airways flies with dogs
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🛡️ Official source5 ITA Airways sources · last verified 11 July 2026