If you are flying Eurowings with a small dog or cat, the cabin is your only route: your pet plus carrier must stay under 8 kg, and there is no hold or cargo option to fall back on. That single 8 kg line decides most trips before you even book. I learned to weigh Pixel in her carrier on the kitchen scale first, long before choosing the flight.

Eurowings'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 Eurowings 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 Not accepted

Cabin policy

Pets accepted Acceptedverified 2026-09-11
Minimum age12 weeksverified 2026-09-11
Advance booking required Yesverified 2026-09-11
Max pets per passenger2verified 2026-09-11
Carrier size55 × 40 × 23 cmverified 2026-09-11
Max weight (pet + crate)8 kgverified 2026-09-11
Crate must have/besoft-sided ok, ventilated, a carrierverified 2026-09-11

Hold & cargo policy

Hold: Pets accepted Not acceptedverified 2026-09-11
Cargo: Pets accepted Not acceptedverified 2026-09-11

Other rules

Minimum age12 weeksverified 2026-09-11
Dangerous breeds banned Yesverified 2026-09-11
Breed restrictions apply Yesverified 2026-09-11

Service & assistance animals

Fee waived Yesverified 2026-09-11
Recognized Yesverified 2026-09-11
Cabin allowed Yesverified 2026-09-11
Eurowings sets a minimum age of 12 weeks for pets in the cabin, and 15 weeks for flights to or from Germany. Check the pet's date of birth against the higher German threshold whenever the route touches a German airport. A puppy or kitten that clears 12 weeks but not 15 can be refused boarding on a German leg.
Eurowings stays simple once you know the two numbers that matter: 8 kg for the cabin and the minimum age on your specific route. Everything else is paperwork you can prepare early. Build your exact itinerary into a Pawgo personalized plan and it will flag the age rule, the weight ceiling, and the documents for your destination, so nothing surprises you at the gate.
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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.