United Airlines may not be able to accommodate pets on some aircraft or routes, or in many United First® and United Business® cabins. Pet and customer well-being require restrictions on many aircraft. No part of the animal should protrude from the carrier, and the floor must be absorbent enough to retain liquids and solids. Your pet carrier may be either hard- or soft-sided and must prevent escape of your pet into the cabin. Please note: United will not transport an animal as carry-on baggage if the animal is traveling with an unaccompanied child. Please see the Fees for Traveling with Pets further below on this page for more information. Carry-on United will allow the following pets to travel with you in the cabin if they are small enough to fit and stay comfortably in a carrier under the seat in front of you: Fully weaned dog or cat (minimum 6 months old, 1 per carrier) Domesticated rabbit (1 per carrier) Fully weaned puppies or kittens (minimum 8 weeks old, maximum 2 per carrier) Domesticated household birds (maximum 2 per carrier) Your pet carrier will take the place of one carry-on item, and a fee will apply. The passenger will assume full responsibility for penalties assessed by agencies for non-compliance of pet health and entry requirements. Health documentation Passengers are required to make sure all health and pet travel documents are current and compliant with local, state, federal and international entry requirements and regulations. Passengers should visit and to learn more. Pets may only travel to/from Australia as manifested cargo. Travel to/from Australia Pets are not permitted to travel in the cabin or as checked baggage on flights to/from Australia (exceptions may be made for service dogs such as seeing-eye or guide dogs). If the pet is carried in the cabin, the embargo time frame does not apply. Pets can be carried only in the economy cabin on flights to and from Kuwait. American Bulldog Boston Terrier Boxer English or French Bulldog King Charles Spaniel Lhasa Apso Pug Shar-Pei Shih Tzu All-breed summer embargo for travel to/from Kuwait and Bahrain Due to extreme heat, United Airlines will not accept any pets as checked baggage for travel to/from Kuwait (KWI) and Bahrain (BAH) from May 1 through September 30. This restriction does not apply to animals traveling with you in the cabin. Summer embargo - breed restriction For the safety of your animal, United Airlines does not accept the following short-nosed dog breeds, or mixed-breed dogs exhibiting the short-nosed characteristics of these breeds, as either checked baggage or cargo from June 1st through September 30th of each year. Airlines have the right to refuse carriage of any animal that demonstrates aggressive and/or violent behavior. To be as humane as possible, airlines reserve the right to refuse to transport an animal for reasons such as illness, poor kenneling or extreme temperatures at origin, transfer or destination airports. Please note Advance arrangements are not guarantees that your animal will travel on a specific flight. For all other animals, please contact United Cargo at 1-800-UA-CARGO or visit. Please call United Reservations at 1-800-UNITED-1 (1-80) to make arrangements for pets traveling as checked or carry-on baggage. All options require advance reservations and are subject to a charge. Some other pets, including dogs of the pit bull breed, hamsters and guinea pigs, may travel as checked baggage only. TRAVELING WITH PETS United may accept your dog, cat, rabbit or household bird as carry-on or checked baggage. Size and weight restrictions Kennels larger than 115 linear inches (292 linear cm) and pets weighing more than 150 pounds (68 kg) including their kennels must travel via United Cargo. Pets traveling unaccompanied Pets flying without their owners must travel via United Cargo. If your pet will be traveling as carry-on or in a kennel as checked baggage, please call United Reservations at 1-800-UNITED-1 (1-80) to make the necessary arrangements. Be sure to get the most up-to-date information. Pet travel restrictions vary by season, destination and other factors.
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