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Volotea: flying with a dog

📍 Spain / France✓ Verified 8 Aug 2026
★ Easy 2.7/5
54/100 · MyDogCanFly score

Small cats & dogs in the cabin for a modest fee — but no hold, and no pets to the UK, Ireland or Malta.

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⚖️ Where does your dog travel?

Cabin≤ 10 kg
Hold / cargonot offered

Weight includes the carrier or kennel.

🐾 CabinAllowed
Small dogs & cats (min 8 weeks) ≤ 10 kg (pet + carrier) in a soft carrier under the seat (max 50 × 40 × 20 cm); one per passenger, max 5/flight.
€39–60
🧳 HoldNot offered
Volotea doesn't transport pets in the hold.
✈️ CargoNot offered
Volotea publishes no cargo option for pets — its conditions only cover the cabin.

💶 Fares

Cabin (≤ 10 kg)€39 online / €60 airport
Hold / cargoNot offered
Guide dogFree

EUR each way; check in at the airport when travelling with a pet. ✓ Official source

⚠️ Key restrictions

🐾 Cats & dogs only
No hold
Only cats and dogs are accepted (no other animals) and there's no hold option. Pets are refused if pregnant, unwell, unhygienic, malodorous or aggressive.
🚫 Excluded countries
UK / Ireland / Malta
No pet transport to/from the UK, Ireland or Malta. The carrier must be soft with breathing holes and a waterproof base (homemade boxes rejected).

🌡️ Temperature & hold

Cabin-only program

Volotea carries pets in the cabin only, so no hold-temperature policy applies.

📦 Check your crate size for this airline →

🦮 Assistance dog

In the cabin
Guide dogs for visually-impaired passengers travel free in the cabin, correctly secured.
📄 Documents
Book via Special Assistance; carry ID/passport + health certificate.

ℹ️ Good to know

🐾 Cabin onlyVolotea's conditions of carriage say it plainly: it does not offer the option of transporting pets in the aircraft hold. It publishes no pet cargo option either, so the cabin is the only route.
🚫 No UK/Ireland/MaltaNo pet transport to/from the UK, Ireland or Malta.
🎫 Airport check-inPassengers travelling with a pet must check in at the airport (not online); max 5 pets/flight.

🗺️ Where Volotea flies with dogs

Destinations — entry rules (15 of 17)

Volotea also flies to Malta, but carries no pets on those routes — they're left out of the list above.

Flying with a dog on Volotea: common questions

Can my dog travel in the cabin on Volotea?

Volotea — Allowed. Small dogs & cats (min 8 weeks) ≤ 10 kg (pet + carrier) in a soft carrier under the seat (max 50 × 40 × 20 cm); one per passenger, max 5/flight. Fare: €39–60.

Does Volotea carry dogs in the hold?

Hold — Not offered. Volotea doesn't transport pets in the hold. Cargo — Not offered. Volotea publishes no cargo option for pets — its conditions only cover the cabin.

Does Volotea suspend dog transport in hot weather?

Volotea carries pets in the cabin only, so no hold-temperature policy applies.

Are assistance dogs accepted on Volotea?

Volotea — In the cabin. Guide dogs for visually-impaired passengers travel free in the cabin, correctly secured.

Answers drawn from Volotea's published conditions, last verified 8 August 2026. Airline conditions are commercial and can change — confirm at booking.

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