Azerbaijan Airlines runs a wide door: 8 kg in the cabin with a 40 cm container, and up to 75 kg in the hold. That upper figure is unusually generous — it puts a full-size dog and crate inside the standard baggage path instead of freight. Koda has flown cargo fourteen times, and this is one of the simpler versions.

Azerbaijan Airlines'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 Azerbaijan Airlines 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 2026-06-15
Advance booking notice24 hoursverified 2026-08-13
Advance booking required Yesverified 2026-07-14
Advance notice hours24 hoursverified 2026-07-14
Carrier size40 × 30 × 20 cmverified 2026-08-28
Max weight (pet + crate)8 kgverified 2026-07-14
Crate must have/bewater bowl, absorbent liner, a carrierverified 2026-08-28

Hold & cargo policy

Hold: Pets accepted Acceptedverified 2026-07-18
Hold: Advance booking notice24 hoursverified 2026-07-14
Hold: Advance booking required Yesverified 2026-07-14
Hold: Advance notice hours24 hoursverified 2026-07-14
Hold: Pregnant animals accepted Noverified 2026-08-28
Hold: Max weight (pet + crate)75 kgverified 2026-08-20
Hold: Crate must have/behard-sided ok, water bowl, absorbent liner, a carrierverified 2026-07-14
Cargo: Pets accepted Acceptedverified 2026-07-20
Cargo: Advance booking notice24 hoursverified 2026-08-04
Cargo: Advance booking required Yesverified 2026-07-14
Cargo: Crate must have/behard-sided ok, water bowl, absorbent liner, a carrierverified 2026-06-23
The airline has to be told about the animal when the ticket is booked, or at least 24 hours before departure. That notice applies to the cabin and to the hold alike. Book the animal and the seat in one transaction, then re-confirm the hold booking 24 hours out rather than assuming it held.
The 75 kg hold ceiling is what makes this airline worth a look for a big dog — the work then shifts to the crate and the destination paperwork. Measure the crate against IATA CR82 before booking, not after. Feed the route and dates into Pawgo and it produces the personalized plan, crate spec included.
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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.