Flying Wideroe with a dog? The science here is simpler than it sounds. Your dog rides in the cabin, and that spot caps at 8 kg on the scale — carrier included. Pixel weighs in well under that, so the cabin door stays open for us. Get the weight right first, and the rest of the paperwork falls into a tidy, predictable order.

Wideroe'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 Widerøe 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 hold / cargo Accepted

Cabin policy

Advance booking notice72 hoursverified 2026-08-28
Advance booking required Yesverified 2026-08-28
Max pets per passenger5verified 2026-08-31
Max pets per flight2verified 2026-08-28
Booking methodonlineverified 2026-07-14
Banned destinations Yesverified 2026-08-31
Max per flight2verified 2026-08-28
Sedation allowed Noverified 2026-08-31
Carrier size55 × 25 × 23 cmverified 2026-08-29
Max weight (pet + crate)8 kgverified 2026-08-28
Crate must have/behard-sided ok, soft-sided ok, ventilated, absorbent liner, a carrierverified 2026-08-29

Hold & cargo policy

Hold: Pets accepted Acceptedverified 2026-07-07
Hold: Advance booking required Yesverified 2026-08-28
Hold: Max pets per flight2verified 2026-07-14
Hold: Sedation allowed Noverified 2026-08-31
Hold: Carrier size25 cmverified 2026-07-14
Hold: Max weight (pet + crate)8 kgverified 2026-08-28
Hold: Crate must have/beventilated, absorbent liner, a carrierverified 2026-07-14
Cargo: Pets accepted Acceptedverified 2026-08-31
Cargo: Advance booking required Yesverified 2026-08-20
Cargo: Max pets per flight2verified 2026-07-14
Cargo: Carrier size102 × 69 × 76 cmverified 2026-08-28
Cargo: Max weight (pet + crate)45 kgverified 2026-07-14
Cargo: Crate must have/beWaterproof required, ventilated, absorbent liner, live-animal label, a carrierverified 2026-08-28

Health & documents

Health certificate required Yesverified 2026-08-28

Other rules

Minimum age8 weeksverified 2026-08-31
Assistance animals accepted Yesverified 2026-08-31

Service & assistance animals

Fee waived Yesverified 2026-07-14
Recognized Yesverified 2026-07-14
Cabin allowed Yesverified 2026-07-14
Esa recognized Yesverified 2026-07-14
Documentation required Yesverified 2026-07-14
Cargo-hold dogs require booking 6 hours ahead of departure. Reserve the hold slot at least 6 hours before the flight leaves. Miss that window and the dog cannot travel in the hold on that departure. Confirm the 6-hour cutoff at the time of purchase, not at the airport. Add the reservation to the same record as the passenger ticket.
Wideroe publishes no one-way cargo fee for dogs. Request the hold price directly from the airline before purchasing the ticket. Do not assume a figure from the cabin rate. Get the quoted amount in writing. Cargo space contracts during holiday seasons, so lock the booking and its price early rather than close to the travel date.
Cabin travel on Wideroe rewards precision: hit the 8 kg limit and confirm the hold cutoff, and the day runs clean. Pixel makes friends with every customs officer, but he still boards on the strength of a solid checklist, not charm. Build your personalized plan with Pawgo's plan-builder for your exact route and dates. It turns these scattered rules into one ordered list you can actually pack against.
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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.