British Airways pet policy
What British Airways allows for pets, from its own pages, checked 1 November 2026.
Pets in the cabin: no
Checked or cargo: yeshold, via PetAir UK from the UK and IAG Cargo to the UK
Emotional support animals fly as petsUnder service animal rules
Pets in the cabin
- Routes
- We don't carry pets in the cabin on any route.1
Checked bags, cargo and limits
- How
- hold, via PetAir UK from the UK and IAG Cargo to the UK1
- Details
- Arrangements are handled by partners depending on the departure point.1
Service animals and booking
- Service animals
- Assistance dogs travel free of charge in the cabin on the majority of flights.1
- How to book a pet
- Through PetAir UK or IAG Cargo.1
- Emotional support animals
- Not accepted as service animals. They can travel as pets under the pet rules.1
Read British Airways's own pet page before you book.
Sources
- Travelling with pets, British Airways, checked 1 November 2026