Start here, because it changes your whole plan: Air Arabia does not take dogs or cats in the cabin or as checked baggage. Falcons only up front — genuinely. The one route left is manifest cargo, booked as freight. Nala has opinions about layovers, and she would have strong ones about this. If you pictured your dog under the seat on this airline, rebuild the itinerary now, not at the airport.

Air Arabia's pet policy splits into cabin and cargo. This page summarizes the weight limits, fees, brachycephalic-breed restrictions, and carrier specifications for both modes — sourced from the airline's official pet pages.

How Air Arabia handles your pet

Key points

  • Air Arabia does not carry dogs or cats
  • Its conditions of carriage accept no animal in the cabin or the hold except a falcon, which must be booked 48 hours ahead and is charged at three times the excess baggage rate
  • The only way to move a pet is to ship it through Air Arabia Cargo, a separate business with its own conditions, which accepts live animals but publishes no crate, age or price rules — arrange it with the cargo office
  • Air Arabia publishes no assistance-animal policy at all

Each fact comes straight from the operator’s published policy. Tap the to read the exact wording; the opens the source page.

In the cabin Not accepted
In the hold / cargo Accepted

Cabin policy

Pets accepted Not acceptedverified 2026-09-30

Hold & cargo policy

Hold: Pets accepted Not acceptedverified 2026-09-30
Cargo: Pets accepted Acceptedverified 2026-09-30

Service & assistance animals

Esa noteAir Arabia's conditions of carriage refuse all animals in the cabin and the hold except falcons, and the airline publishes no assistance-animal policy of any kind. Anyone who depends on a guide or service dog should confirm with Air Arabia directly before booking.verified 2026-09-30
Recognized Noverified 2026-09-30
Cabin allowed Noverified 2026-09-30
Esa recognized Noverified 2026-09-30
So Air Arabia is a cargo-or-nothing carrier for pets, and that single fact decides your crate, your budget and sometimes your whole routing. Worth knowing before you fall in love with the fare. Build your plan on Pawgo and we will show the options that genuinely carry your dog on the route you want, instead of the ones that only look cheap until you read the pet policy.
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Glossary

ISO chip
ISO 11784/11785 — the universal microchip standard.
FAVN
Fluorescent Antibody Virus Neutralization — a rabies serology test required by rabies-free destinations.
Brachycephalic
Snub-nosed breeds (French Bulldogs, Pugs, Persians, Himalayans) with restricted airline acceptance due to heat-stress risk.
AVIH
Animal Vehicle In Hold — IATA's term for cargo pet shipment, with fees that vary by carrier and route.