Pet Travel News: Current Summer Airline Embargoes

Summer is still going strong, and many airlines continue to alter their normal procedures to make sure that pets are kept safe when they fly. If you have plans to fly with a pet in the next few weeks, be sure to call your airline to double check everything before you go, and for reference we've also included a quick overview below.

Let us know if you have any more questions about summer pet travel safety or summer embargoes. Stay cool, everyone!

British Airways

PHX:  No pets from 3/22 – 10/22 

DFW, IAH, & DEN:  No pets from 6/1 – 9/15 
         

Continental/United 

PHX:  No pets between 9 a.m. – 9 p.m. during the summer months
All Airports:  No Pugs, Boston Terriers, Pugs, French or American Bulldogs unless under 6 months old from 5/15 – 9/15 
         

KLM 

All Airports: No English bulldog, French Bulldog, Boston Terriers, or Pugs indefinitely
         

Lufthansa 

DTW:  No pets when it's > 80 degrees  and Two pets per flight when it's <80 degrees 
IAH  No pet imports, but exports okay during the summer months

Finally, here's more information about Delta Cargo's 2012 Summer Live Animal Program.