Air Burkina allows dogs in the cabin — that alone had me researching routes through Ouagadougou. West Africa on a budget airline with your dog onboard is the kind of adventure that sounds impossible until you read the fine print and realize it's just... paperwork and a carrier bag. Nala has opinions about layovers, but she has zero opinions about staying home. Let's make this happen.

Air Burkina'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 Burkina handles your pet

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 Accepted
In the hold / cargo Accepted

Cabin policy

Pets accepted Acceptedverified 2026-07-14
Advance booking required Yesverified 2026-07-14
Max pets per flight2verified 2026-07-14
Max pets per passenger1verified 2026-07-14
Max weight (pet + crate)5 kgverified 2026-08-24

Hold & cargo policy

Hold: Pets accepted Acceptedverified 2026-07-14
Hold: Advance booking required Yesverified 2026-08-24
Cargo: Pets accepted Acceptedverified 2026-07-14
Cargo: Advance booking required Yesverified 2026-07-14
Cargo: Crate must have/bea carrierverified 2026-08-25

Other rules

Assistance animals accepted Yesverified 2026-08-12

Service & assistance animals

Fee waived Yesverified 2026-08-12
Recognized Yesverified 2026-08-12
Air Burkina charges 250 USD per one-way cabin pet journey. Book that fee payment directly with the airline at ticketing — do not assume it can be added at the gate. Budget 500 USD round-trip for the pet fee alone before touching accommodation costs. Confirm the fee currency with Air Burkina's booking desk, as local payment options may differ from the USD figure.
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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.