Vietnam Airlines
✈ SkyTeam📍 Vietnam · HAN / SGN✓ Verified 11 Jul 2026
★ Moderate 3.9/5
78/100 · MyDogCanFly score
Small pets in the cabin, larger in the hold — but many breeds banned and no dogs on Vietnam–US flights.
⚖️ Where does your dog travel?
Cabin≤ 6 kg
Hold≤ 32 kg
Cargo> 32 kg / UK
Weight includes the carrier or kennel.
🐾 CabinAllowed
Dogs & cats (10 weeks+) ≤ 6 kg incl. carrier under the seat (max 35 × 30 × 20 cm); max 2 per cabin. No dogs on Vietnam–US flights; no birds.
$300–650
🧳 HoldAllowed
Dogs, cats & ornamental birds (10 weeks+) as checked baggage up to 32 kg incl. cage; max 3 per passenger. No dogs on Vietnam–US flights.
$100–550
✈️ Live Animals cargoVia cargo
Over 32 kg, or routes like the UK, via Vietnam Airlines Cargo Live Animals.
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💶 Fares
| Cabin (Zones A–D) | $300–650 |
| Hold — ≤ 9 kg | $100–350 |
| Hold — 9–32 kg | $150–550 |
| Hold — domestic (Vietnam) | ₫1–2M |
| Service dog | Free |
USD by zone (international) / VND domestic, excl. VAT. ✓ Official source
⚠️ Key restrictions
🐶 Banned breeds
Cabin & hold banned
Snub-nosed dogs & cats aren't accepted in the cabin or hold (vulnerable to temperature/humidity/pressure/noise): bulldogs (all), boxer, pug, Boston terrier, Brussels Griffon, Pekingese, Shih Tzu, Lhasa Apso, chow chow, Shar Pei, mastiffs, Cavalier King Charles, and Burmese/Exotic/Himalayan/Persian cats. Also barred: Akita, greyhound, pit bull types, Tosa, Dogo Argentino, Rottweiler, wolfdogs.
🚫 Other rules
Certificate of Adaptation
A Certificate of Adaptation may be required; the captain may refuse a pet or move it to cargo if it endangers passengers or crew.
🌡️ Temperature & hold
May refuse in extreme heat/cold
Vietnam Airlines publishes no numeric limit but reserves the right to require a Certificate of Adaptation or refuse pets in excessively hot or cold weather.
📦 Check your crate size for this airline →🦮 Assistance dog
✓ In the cabin
Reduced-mobility passengers may bring a trained service dog free in the cabin, muzzled and leashed, at their feet.
📄 Documents
Advance reservation required with all documents ready.
ℹ️ Good to know
🚫 No dogs to the USDogs aren't carried on flights between Vietnam and the US, in any class or the hold.
✈️ Australia / UKPets to Australia aren't accepted; UK-bound animals only as cargo.
⏱️ BookingRegister via a Vietnam Airlines branch ≥ 24 h before departure — not fully online.
🗺️ Where Vietnam Airlines flies with dogs
Main hubs
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🛡️ Official source5 Vietnam Airlines sources · last verified 11 July 2026