YOUR TRAVEL

Pets

Inseparable even when you travel 

Want to take your dog, cat, or even your canary with you on holiday? Alitalia welcomes on board your pets. Here’s all the information you’ll need for travelling with your pets. 

Cats and dogs 
To travel within the European Union, cats and dogs must have: 

• a passport issued by a vet, certifying the list of vaccinations and the state of health of the animal 
• a clearly legible tattoo or an electronic identification system (transponder)

You will also need to remember that: Pets younger than three months old will not be allowed to travel within Europe as they haven’t yet received the anti-rabies vaccine.
Before being allowed to enter Sweden, animals will have to receive an anti-parasitical treatment against echinococcus and ticks. 
It is not allowed to transport pets in the cabin, in the hold, or as cargo to the United Kingdom and Ireland. 
Some countries have limitations on the introduction of specific animals.

Transportation of guide dogs for visually impaired or blind people (and/or hearing impaired people) is free of charge and is not governed by weight limits.   

For further information, visit the page regarding assistance for visually impaired passengers. 

Birds
To prevent the spread of Avian Flu, the European Union and the Ministry of Health have forbidden the transportation on all Alitalia aircraft of birds or any bird products coming from Asia, Turkey, Russia, South Africa, Romania, Croatia and the Balkan States. 

Transportation in the cabin or in the hold?
Transportation of pets is subject to the payment of a supplementary fee, calculated as per the following table:  

	AREA 1*	AREA 2	AREA 3	AREA 4	AREA 5
Pets in cabin (weight up to 8 kg, including transport cage and food)	€ 30	€ 40	€ 70	€ 100	€ 130
Pets in the hold (weight up to 8-32 kg,including transport cage and food)	€ 50	€ 70	€ 120	€ 150	€ 150
Pets in the hold (weight between 32-74 kg,including transport cage and food)	€ 50 + € 5 per kg	€ 70 + € 12 per kg	€ 120 + € 20 per kg	€ 150 + € 30 per kg	€ 150 + € 150 per 23 kg

Transportation in the cabin is subject to some specific conditions; the pet will have to spend the entire duration of the trip inside its transport cage with maximum dimensions: 

• length 44.5 cm
• width 21.5 cm  
• height 26 cm  

The transporter must allow the pet to be comfortable, and to be able to turn around and lie down. It must allow the passage of air, and also be waterproof and robust. 
A transport cage may contain up to five animals of the same species as long as the combined weight (including food and the carrier itself) does not exceed 8 kg. 
If you do not have your own transport cage, we suggest you contact your airport of departure in advance, and verify the availability for one of two models available for purchase from Alitalia: for cabin transport or for transport in the plane’s hold. 

If any of the above conditions are not met (or if the pet disturbs other passengers), the Captain has the authority to transfer the pet to the aircraft’s hold.

Due to structural constraints, pets in cabin service may not be available on all aircrafts in every class, so please contact your Alitalia Office to enquire if possible.

* Area 1 Europe
Area 2 Europe, East Europe and North Africa
Area 3 Middle East
Area 4 Asia, South America (Buenos Aires, Caracas)
Area 5 North America, Canada, South America (Sao Paulo), Africa (Lagos, Accra, Dakar)

For more details on pet transport, contact your nearest Alitalia Office.

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