Your pet can travel with you in the cabin for a fee of $150 one-way (to be collected at check-in) when traveling within the United States, Canada, Mexico, the Caribbean, and Bermuda. Pets permitted in the cabin include dogs, cats, birds, rabbits, hamsters and guinea pigs. Monkeys, pot-bellied pigs, reptiles, frogs, mice, rats, and spiders are not permitted. The following restrictions apply:
You can transport a total of two kennels per flight. Giant-size kennels can only be shipped as air cargo. Additional restrictions apply according to aircraft and class of service.
Delta will no longer accept pets as cargo or checked baggage on all flights operated by Boeing 767 aircraft.
Delta Pet First is designed to address the special needs of all warm-blooded animals shipped without their owner.
Delta will no longer accept pets as cargo or checked baggage on all flights operated by Boeing 767 aircraft.
Pets cannot be checked as baggage on Delta- and Aeromexico-operated flights.
Pets may be shipped as cargo. See below for year-round temperature restrictions.
Year-round Restrictions
Delta will not accept animals as checked baggage or cargo during extreme weather if at any point during the animal's trip the temperature is forecast to be:
Above 70 degrees Fahrenheit for snub/pug-nosed breeds, or 85 degrees Fahrenheit for all other breeds.
Below 20 degrees Fahrenheit. For temperatures below 45 degrees Fahrenheit an acclimation certificate signed by a veterinarian is required.
Exception: pets are accepted to/from Anchorage, Alaska when temperatures are forecast below 20 degrees Fahrenheit.
A health certificate is required when shipping your pet as air cargo. While Delta does not require a health certificate for carried-on or checked pets, upon arrival, the certificate may be required by the state.
The certificate must be issued by a licensed veterinarian within 10 days of transport. The certificate must contain:
If the shipper knows that the pet is pregnant, it must be noted on the health certificate.
Acclimation Certificate
If your pet is traveling during winter months and is accustomed to low temperatures, you may be able to facilitate the journey by obtaining two copies of an acclimation certificate from your veterinarian. USDA regulations require that this certificate be issued no more than ten days before departure. The acclimation certificate must contain:
Live Animal Checklist/Confirmation of Feeding
When you check in your pet, you will be asked to complete a live animal checklist. When you sign this checklist, you are confirming that your pet has been offered food and water within four hours of check-in. On the checklist you must also give feeding and watering instructions for a 24-hour period. If in-transit feeding is necessary, you must provide food.
Pug or snub-nosed dogs and cats are not hot-weather animals and therefore do not thrive in warm temperatures. As a precaution, Delta will not accept them as checked baggage or as air cargo if the temperature on any part of their trip exceeds 70 degrees F.
Dogs | Cats |
American Bull Dog | Burmese |
American Staffordshire Terrier | Exotic |
American Pit Bull Terrier | Himalayan |
Boston Terrier | Persian |
Boxer | |
Brussels Griffin | |
Bulldog | |
Bull Mastiff | |
Bull Terrier | |
Chinese Pug | |
Chow Chow | |
Dutch Pug | |
English Bulldog | |
English Toy Spaniel | |
French Bulldog | |
Lhasa Apso | |
Japanese Boxer | |
Japanese Pug | |
Japanese Spaniel (Chin) | |
Pekinese | |
Pit Bull | |
Pug | |
Shar Pei | |
Shih Tzu | |
Staffordshire Bull Terrier | |
Tibetan Spaniel |
When requesting a booking for your pet that originates on one of the Delta Connection® carriers, Atlantic Southeast Airlines (ASA)®, Comair® or SkyWest Airlines®, call the following numbers:
ASA 888-736-3738The use of pet tranquilizers at high altitudes is unpredictable. If you plan to sedate your pet, you must have written consent from the pet's veterinarian. This information must be attached to the kennel. Please keep in mind that Delta agents cannot administer medication of any kind.
Carry-On:
$150.00 one-way
Checked:
$275.00 one-way on flights within the United States, U.S. Virgin Islands, and Puerto Rico.
Checked:
$550.00 for travel outside the United States, U.S. Virgin Islands, and Puerto Rico.
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