United Airlines pet policy
What United Airlines allows for pets, from its own pages, checked 1 November 2026.
Pets in the cabin: yes$150 each way
Checked or cargo: noNo PetSafe checked pets. Cargo only when traveling with certain active-duty military or State Department employees
Emotional support animals fly as petsUnder service animal rules
Pets in the cabin
- Animals allowed
- cats and dogs1
- Cabin fee
- $150 each way1
- Carrier size
- Hard-sided 9 x 17.5 x 12 in (22 x 44 x 30 cm). Soft-sided 11 x 18 x 11 in (27 x 45 x 27 cm)1
- Weight limit
- No weight limit stated, but the pet must fit in the carrier under the seat1
- Pets per passenger
- Up to 2 pets, with a second adjacent seat bought for the second pet. 1 pet on A319, A320, A321neo, 737-800, 737-8, 737-900 and 737-91
- Routes
- Subject to space. Some countries do not allow pets1
Checked bags, cargo and limits
- How
- No PetSafe checked pets. Cargo only when traveling with certain active-duty military or State Department employees1
- Details
- Pet strollers must be checked in the lobby and count toward the checked bag allowance1
- Breed limits
- No breed limits stated for cabin pets1
Service animals and booking
- Service animals
- Service animals are the only animals allowed on board without a carrier. See United's service animal page1
- How to book a pet
- Select Travel with a pet when booking on united.com, or add a pet in My Trips. Not possible in the United app1
- Emotional support animals
- Not accepted as service animals. They can travel as pets under the pet rules.1
Read United Airlines's own pet page before you book.
Sources
- Traveling with pets, United Airlines, checked 1 November 2026