Traveling with pets in cabin
Small pets are accepted for travel in the passenger cabin for a fee of $100 USD/CAD1 each way, subject to space availability onboard.
Animals approved to travel in the passenger cabin:
- Small dogs
- House cats
- Domesticated rabbits
- Household birds
Dogs and Cats are the only permitted animals to travel in the cabin to Hawaii and International locations.
If you are traveling with a service animal, please review our service animal policy page para obtener más información.
Call Alaska Air reservations at 1-800-252-7522 or chat with our reservations team to request a spot for your pet as soon as your travel plans have been finalized. Reservations must be placed prior to the day of travel. There are a limited number of pets allowed in the cabin and reservations are provided on a first-come, first-served basis.
Rules for pets in the cabin
- You must be 18 years or older to travel with a pet in the cabin.
- When traveling with a pet, you may not occupy an emergency exit row or bulkhead row.
- Your pet counts towards your carry-on allotment. You can bring a pet carrier and a personal item or a pet carrier and a standard size carry-on bag.
- The First Class cabin can accommodate a total of three pet carriers per flight, and the Main Cabin can accommodate a total of eight pet carriers per flight.
- You may travel with a maximum of two pet carriers in the main cabin, only when you purchase a second ticket with an adjacent seat.
- Only dogs, cats, rabbits, and household birds are permitted in the Main Cabin.
- Dogs and cats must be at least eight weeks old and must have been fully weaned and accustomed to take solid food and have done so, without nursing, for a period of at least five days.
- The pet must stay in its carrier (including head and tail) with the door/flap secured at all times in the boarding area (during boarding and deplaning), Alaska Lounge, and while onboard the aircraft.
- The pet must be stowed under the seat, in its carrier during taxi, takeoff and landing.
- Up to two pets of the same species and similar size may travel in the same carrier, provided no body parts protrude from the carrier and the animals are not in distress.
- Animals with offensive odors or those that create a noise disturbance must travel in our climate-controlled baggage compartment.
- Additional requirements and documentation are needed for pets traveling to Hawaii o internationally.
Pet carriers in the cabin
El USDA y la IATA tienen requisitos específicos. Pets must be small enough to fit and stay comfortably in the carrier under the seat. The following carrier sizes are acceptable for travel in the cabin:
Tabla de tamaños de jaulas para viajar en la cabina
Tipo |
Carrier size |
Medidas (largo x ancho x alto) |
Duro |
50 |
17" x 11" x 7.5" |
Blando |
50 |
17" x 11" x 9.5" |
Para poder viajar, la jaula para mascotas debe cumplir los siguientes requisitos:
Tener como tamaño máximo las medidas que se indican arriba
Estar limpia y ser a prueba de filtraciones, con una capa absorbente hecha de un material seguro y no tóxico para el animal
Que el animal entre completamente y que tenga puerta a prueba de escapes
Tener una ventilación adecuada
No estar rota, quebrada o dañada
Preparing for travel with a pet in the cabin
- Reserve your pet’s travel early. There is limited capacity and pets are accepted on a first-come first-served basis.
- Ensure your pet is acclimated to its carrier before the day of travel.
- Pet must be small enough to fit and stay comfortably in a kennel under the seat.
- The pet carrier should be lined with an absorbent material to avoid leaks during travel.
- No se aconsejan los sedantes, puesto que los efectos de los tranquilizantes en animales a grandes altitudes son impredecibles. Un veterinario es quien deberá prescribir un tranquilizante a su mascota.