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Cooper is a 30kg Golden Retriever, so Singapore Airlines has always meant the cargo hold for us — the cabin simply isn't an option for a dog his size, and that holds for every dog on this airline. One thing just changed that's worth flagging up front: snub-nosed breeds are now barred from the hold. If you've got a bulldog or a pug, that single shift matters more than anything else on this page.
Singapore 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 Singapore Airlines handles your pet
NO_PETS_CONFIRMED: cabin=no, hold=yes, cargo=yes. Singapore Airlines does not accept any pets in the passenger cabin. Pets travel as checked baggage with the owner: minimum age 3 months, combined weight (pet + carrier) under 32 kg / 70 lb, individual carrier per pet. Larger or unaccompanied pets travel as manifest cargo in the hold. Brachycephalic dog breeds (Pugs, Cavalier King Charles Spaniels, English Toy Spaniels, Tibetan Spaniels and other snub-nosed crossbreeds) are explicitly NOT accepted as checked baggage; the same heat-stroke risk extends to cargo. Brachycephalic cats are also restricted. Temperature restrictions tighten for snub-nosed pets in summer travel.
Each fact comes straight from the operator’s published policy. Tap the to read the exact wording; the opens the source page.
Health certificate required✓ Yesverified 2026-07-14
Quarantine · Required✓ Yesverified 2026-07-14
Health certificate validity90 daysverified 2026-07-28
Singapore Airlines only carries pets booked on its own flights, and does not accept animals handed over from another airline mid-journey. On a codeshare itinerary that distinction decides everything: confirm the pet is ticketed on the SQ-operated segment, not just the SQ flight number. Book the animal directly with Singapore Airlines rather than through an interline partner, or the hold reservation can be refused at the counter.
Singapore Airlines does not accept brachycephalic dogs in the cargo hold, and snub-nosed breeds such as bulldogs, pugs, and boxers are barred outright. There is no cabin alternative for them on this airline, so a snub-nosed dog cannot fly Singapore Airlines at all. Check the breed against the airline's restricted list before booking any segment, and route around a carrier that accepts it if needed.
Frequently asked
Can snub-nosed (brachycephalic) breeds fly Singapore Airlines?
Snub-nosed breeds such as bulldogs, pugs and Persian cats are not accepted in the hold.
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.
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.
The cargo brachy ban value for Singapore Airlines changed from 'None' to 'True'. Verify against the latest official source.
Singapore Airlines does not publish a flat one-way cargo fee; the charge is quoted per booking from the crate's dimensional weight. Budget beyond the airline line item: an IATA-compliant CR82 crate runs roughly 80 to 200 EUR by size, plus the export health certificate and its endorsement. Request a written cargo quote at reservation so the total is fixed before travel.
The hard limits here — hold-only travel, no snub-nosed dogs, and pets booked solely on Singapore's own flights — are exactly what you want nailed down before buying a single ticket. Build your Pawgo plan for this route and it maps the crate timeline, the vet paperwork, and the precise booking sequence to your dog and your dates, so nothing catches you off guard at the Changi cargo counter.
