Travelling with pets
We know your pets are part of your family, which is why we treat every animal who flies with us like a VIP.
Travelling to and from the UK
Your pet will travel in the hold of our aircraft. We don’t carry pets in the cabin on any route. Their travel arrangements will be expertly managed by one of our partners, depending on where their journey starts.
From the UK
We’ve partnered with PetAir UK, which is run and owned by fully-qualified veterinary surgeons and has been flying pets all over the world since 2004, to offer British Airways customers a safe, comfortable and convenient way to export their pets from the UK.
To the UK
If you are looking to transport your pet to the UK, our sister company IAG Cargo can help. They have decades of experience transporting animals from every corner of the globe and will look after your pet as if it were their own.
Pet Travel Scheme
If you're entering the UK, your dog must meet the requirements of the Pet Travel Scheme offered by the UK Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs (DEFRA). It allows cats and dogs to travel between some countries and UK airports avoiding quarantine.
If you're travelling to a different country, please check with the relevant embassy or consulate for any regulations or restrictions.
Assistance dogs and emotional support dogs
British Airways is unable to accept emotional support dogs for travel in the cabin on any British Airways operated flights. Your emotional support dog can travel as a pet.
If you’re travelling with an assistance dog, it can travel with you free of charge in the cabin of your British Airways flight.