Qantas
✈ oneworld📍 Australia · SYD✓ Verified 11 Jul 2026
★ Hard 3.2/5
63/100 · MyDogCanFly score
No pets in the cabin except service dogs — all pets fly as freight via Qantas Freight.
⚖️ Where does your dog travel?
Cabin—
Qantas Freightall pets
Weight includes the carrier or kennel.
🐾 CabinNot allowed
No pets in the cabin — only accredited guide, hearing & assistance (service) dogs.
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✈️ Qantas FreightVia freight
All pets travel in a temperature- and noise-controlled hold area, booked as freight (Q-GO Pets). Owner-supplied IATA crate; min 12 weeks. Not on Jetstar.
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💶 Fares
| Cabin | Service dogs only |
| Qantas Freight — domestic | Quote (weight & crate) |
| Qantas Freight — international | Via a pet specialist |
| Service dog | Free |
Domestic pet freight is booked online (Q-GO Pets); international goes through a Qantas Freight-approved specialist. ✓ Official source
⚠️ Key restrictions
🐶 Flat-faced breeds
Specialist only
Brachycephalic (flat-faced) cats & dogs (French bulldog, pug, boxer, British bulldog, Persian, Himalayan) must be booked through a Qantas Freight pet specialist — BOAS health rules and flight restrictions apply.
🚫 Restricted breeds
Some breeds refusedNo sedation
Not uplifted: active racing greyhounds, pit bull / American pit bull, Dogo Argentino, Japanese Tosa, Brazilian Fila, Presa Canario. American Staffordshire & working dogs need a reinforced guard-dog crate. Don't sedate — sedated pets may be refused.
🌡️ Temperature & hold
Hold 18–22 °CNo carriage above 35 °C / below 5 °C
Qantas Freight won't carry animals when temperatures are expected above 35 °C or below 5 °C (free rebooking). Pets travel in a hold area regulated to 18–22 °C with the lights off; avoid midday summer and early/late winter flights.
📦 Check your crate size for this airline →🦮 Assistance dog
✓ In the cabin
Accredited guide, hearing & assistance dogs (ADI/IGDF) travel free in the cabin, up to 45 kg.
📄 Documents
Submit the application form ≥ 14 days ahead (+ international declaration for overseas); meet the Criteria for Carriage & Public Access Test.
ℹ️ Good to know
🎫 Book pet firstNot all aircraft carry pets and capacity is limited — book the pet up to 100 days ahead, before your own flight.
🛡️ No points / no insurancePet travel earns no Qantas Points and Qantas Freight provides no pet insurance.
🌏 InternationalInternational and brachycephalic bookings must go through a pet travel specialist.
🗺️ Where Qantas flies with dogs
Destinations — entry rules (16 of 17)
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🛡️ Official source5 Qantas & Qantas Freight sources · last verified 11 July 2026