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Start with the part that decides your trip: EVA Air does not accept pets in the cabin, except service dogs travelling with disabled passengers. Checked baggage is the only option for everyone else. Cooper has flown as checked baggage plenty of times and it is a perfectly good way to travel, but if you were planning on a carrier under the seat, that plan ends here.
EVA Air'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 EVA Air 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.
Hold: Max weight (pet + crate)45 kgverified 2026-10-17
Hold: Crate must have/behard-sided ok, water bowl, ventilated, IATA-compliant, absorbent liner, a carrierverified 2026-10-17
Cargo: Pets accepted✗ Not acceptedverified 2026-10-17
If you have a pet travel request, inform EVA Air reservation staff at least 48 hours before departure. The request goes through reservations rather than through the booking page, so it is a separate step from buying the ticket. Make the call when the ticket is issued, because 48 hours is the floor and space is finite.
Snub-nosed breeds travelling to, via or from Southeast Asia are prohibited throughout the year. The list is long and includes breeds people do not expect — Bull Terrier, Dogue de Bordeaux, Cavalier King Charles Spaniel, Lhasa Apso, Mastiff of all breeds, Presa Canario and Tibetan Spaniel among them. Check the routing and the breed together, since the ban is region-scoped rather than universal.
So EVA Air: no cabin except service dogs, checked baggage for everyone else, a 48-hour request through reservations, and a year-round snub-nosed ban on anything touching Southeast Asia. Here's what I wish someone had told me — the breed list reaches well past the flat-faced obvious, so read it even if your dog has a normal muzzle. Build a personalized plan and we'll check your breed against the routing.
Can snub-nosed (brachycephalic) breeds fly EVA Air?
Snub-nosed breeds such as bulldogs, pugs and Persian cats are not accepted in the hold.Build my pet's travel plan →
What if my flight is delayed past my health certificate validity?
If the certificate window expires before you board, you'll need a re-issue. Build a 1-2 day buffer between the cert date and departure to absorb minor delays.Build my pet's travel plan →
What happens if I forget a document?
At the destination airport: at best, an extended inspection while you produce backup; at worst, the pet is held in quarantine or returned to origin at your cost. Bring printed copies.Build my pet's travel plan →
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