Your dog or cat in the cabin

 

You can take your dog or cat with you in the cabin on your SWISS flight. We will check availability and carry out the booking for you no later than 72 hours before departure. We will notify you by e-mail if it is not possible to carry out the booking for your pet. If the booking is successful, you must pay the fees incurred at our Service Centre or at the airport (at check-in).

 

Check the fees for taking pets with you

Since 1 January 2020, the transport of snub-nosed (brachycephalic) breeds of dogs and cats has been restricted.

To snub-nosed breeds

 

The US health authority, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), has imposed new restrictions with effect from 1 August 2024. This has changed the entry regulations for the import of dogs into the USA:

  • New bookings for dogs entering the USA are only accepted for airports in Washington DC, New York (JFK), Atlanta, Miami, Los Angeles and Philadelphia.
  • Only dogs with a minimum age of 6 months are accepted for travel to the USA.
  • Please also complete the CDC Dog Import Form.
  • You must present confirmation by the US authorities in digital or printed form on entry and departure.
To the CDC Dog Import Form (English)

Carriage will be refused if you do not meet the CDC requirements.

 

Further information about travelling with animals

Dogs and cats that weigh more than 8 kg including their transport container may be carried under certain conditions as excess baggage in the air-conditioned aircraft hold.

Carriage of pets as excess baggage in the hold

General information

Please send us your contact and flight details and the scope of service you wish. You must register each pet individually for carriage in the cabin.

Taking your dog or cat with you in the cabin
Personal details
Flight details
Scope of service
I would like to book the service for the outbound and return flight. I would like to book the service for the outbound flight only. I would like to book the service for the return flight only.

Register your cat or dog

We will check availability and book the carriage of your pet in the cabin for your next SWISS flight. We will notify you by e-mail if it is not possible to carry out the booking for your pet. If the booking is successful, you must pay the fees incurred at our Service Centre or at the airport (at check-in).

Conditions
  • New bookings for dogs entering the USA with a flight date after 1 August 2024 will only be accepted for airports in Washington DC, New York (JFK), Atlanta, Miami, Los Angeles and Philadelphia.
  • Book no later than 72 hours before departure (otherwise please contact the Service Centre up to 24 hours before departure).
  • Only available on flights operated by SWISS
  • Maximum dimensions of the travel carrier: max. 118 cm total size (55 x 40 x 23 cm).
  • Maximum weight: 8 kg (incl. travel carrier)
  • The travel carrier must be softly padded, as well as leak-proof, odour-proof and large enough that the animal can stand in its natural position, lie down and turn around.
  • The minimum age for pets is 15 weeks from/to Germany and 12 weeks for all other countries.
  • Only dogs with a minimum age of 6 months will be accepted for travel to the USA after 1 August 2024.
  • Your animal must be clean and healthy and should not bother any other passengers. It should not be dangerous, pregnant or smell.
  • SWISS airtrain: carriage at your own risk, no reservation required.
  • You are obliged to present the necessary health, entry and transfer documents at the airport.
  • We require confirmation from you that your pet meets all the conditions specified for you to take your pet with you as hand baggage in the cabin. Please present two printed copies of the completed and signed form at the check-in desk.

To the form for the carriage of a dog/cat as additional hand baggage in the passenger cabin

Please note that this form is not required for assistance dogs on direct fights from/to the USA.

Type of animal
I would like to register a dog for my flight. I would like to register a cat for my flight.
Breed
Your pet’s age
Please state your pet’s age with the day, month and year of birth (DD.MM.YYYY), e.g. 15.10.2022.
Please enter the date or select a date from the calendar. Use arrow up or down keys to access the calendar.
Dimensions of transport carrier

Please specify the dimensions of your transport carrier so that we can guarantee carriage.

Terms and conditions of use

Please confirm the terms and conditions of use.

Please confirm the information that this is a paid service.

Check the fees for taking pets with you

Please confirm the statement on presenting documents at the check-in counter.

Form for the carriage of a dog/cat as additional hand baggage in the passenger cabin

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