Thai Airways
✈ Star Alliance📍 Thailand · BKK✓ Verified 11 Jul 2026
★ Hard 3.0/5
60/100 · MyDogCanFly score
No cabin pets except service dogs; only dogs & cats in the hold, with 34 embargoed breeds and route bans.
⚖️ Where does your dog travel?
Cabin—
Hold≤ 70 kg
Cargoembargo breeds
Weight includes the carrier or kennel.
🐾 CabinNot allowed
Pets are generally not in the cabin — only trained service dogs.
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🧳 HoldAllowed
Dogs & cats only as checked baggage (AVIH) on your flight, up to 70 kg incl. container; over 4 months (intl). Not on A320 or several routes.
$320–540
✈️ THAI CargoVia cargo
The 34 embargoed dog breeds and cargo acceptance go via THAI Cargo.
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💶 Fares
| Hold — international (≤ 32 kg) | $320 |
| Hold — international (32–70 kg) | $540 |
| Hold — domestic (≤ 70 kg) | THB 1,500 |
| Service dog | Free |
USD/THB, effective for travel on/after 2 March 2026. Non-refundable, not in the free allowance. ✓ Official source
⚠️ Key restrictions
🐶 Flat-faced breeds
34 breeds: cargo only
THAI doesn't accept 34 snub-nosed and other dog breeds as checked baggage (anatomy makes them vulnerable to air/temperature changes) — bulldogs (all), boxers (all), pugs (all), Boston terrier, mastiffs (all), Shih Tzu, Pekingese, chow chow, Shar Pei, Cane Corso, pit bull/Staffordshire types, Japanese Chin, King Charles/Cavalier spaniels. These go via THAI Cargo.
🚫 Other rules
IATA container required
The pet must be healthy and not pregnant; provide a leak-proof, disinfected IATA container with food and water.
🌡️ Temperature & hold
Temperature-controlled holdNumeric limits: not disclosed
Pets travel in a hold just beneath the cabin described as safe and temperature-controlled; THAI publishes no numeric limit.
📦 Check your crate size for this airline →🦮 Assistance dog
✓ In the cabin
Trained service dogs (guide/hearing/assistance, min 6 months) travel free in the cabin with recognised certification (ADI/IGDF/ADEu).
📄 Documents
Contact the nearest THAI office ≥ 48 h ahead with ID/microchip, rabies + health certificates.
ℹ️ Good to know
🚫 Route embargoesAVIH isn't available on A320 aircraft, nor to Auckland, Denpasar, Dubai, Hong Kong, or to/from Brisbane/Melbourne/Perth/Sydney.
⏱️ 3 working daysThe AVIH request must be made ≥ 3 working days ahead; check in ≥ 2 h before departure.
💶 Non-refundableThe AVIH fee is non-refundable and isn't part of the free baggage allowance.
🗺️ Where Thai Airways flies with dogs
Main hubs
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🛡️ Official source3 Thai Airways sources · last verified 11 July 2026