Pet travel policies Pet travel overview Mascotas en cabina Mascotas en compartimento de equipaje Traveling to Hawaii Viajes internacionales preguntas frecuentes ¿Es seguro viajar con mi mascota? ¿Por qué está prohibido que algunas razas vuelen en el compartimento de carga? Perros Gatos ¿Por qué estas razas pueden volar en la cabina si no lo tienen permitido en el compartimento de carga? ¿Se necesita un certificado de salud para viajar? What will happen during my office visit and travel consultation? ¿Debo traer alguna identificación adicional para mi mascota? ¿Es estresante volar para mi mascota? ¿Se pondrá nerviosa mi mascota? ¿Qué puedo hacer para que volar sea más cómodo para mi mascota? ¿Debo alimentar a mi mascota antes del vuelo? ¿Debo darle un sedente o tranquilizante a mi mascota antes del vuelo? ¿Debo darle a mi mascota su medicina regular el día del vuelo? ¿Mi mascota puede tener agua en su jaula durante el vuelo? ¿Qué debo hacer si a mi mascota no le gusta su jaula? ¿Qué debe haber en la jaula de mi mascota durante el viaje? ¿Mi mascota se puede marear si hay turbulencia?

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

Effective June 5, 2025 – Dogs and Cats will be the only pets booked to travel in the passenger cabin after; rabbits and household birds will be permitted to travel until April 4, 2026 if the ticket was purchased prior to June 5, 2025.

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 and cats are permitted in the passenger cabin.
• Rabbits and household birds are permitted until April 4, 2026 for tickets purchased before June 5, 2025.
• 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.
• Pets that do not fit comfortably in their carrier or under the seat must be placed in a hard sided kennel and follow Alaska Airlines’ pet travel policy.
• 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)
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.

¹ Fees indicated are per kennel/carrier and for travel on Alaska Airlines only. Si su itinerario incluye viajes en otra aerolínea, es posible que se cobre el costo de la misma. Consulte con la otra aerolínea para obtener más información. Los animales de servicio adiestrados viajan gratis.