Pets

Pets in passenger cabin

The number of pets that may be carried in each cabin is limited. In order for your pet to travel with you, you must make your reservations on flights with cabin pet space available.

Call 800-428-4322/TTY 800-245-2966 to coordinate your travel plans. If your itinerary includes a codeshare flight, please check with the originating carrier regarding carry-on pet policies and fees.

Rules and regulations

  • 1 small domestic dog, cat or bird per passenger is accepted in the passenger cabin for an $100 fee each way.
  • Pets in cabin count toward the carry-on baggage allowance. Pets must remain inside their approved container under the seat directly in front of you.
  • Carry-on pets are not allowed on transatlantic flights or flights to/from Barbados and Hawaii. Only dogs and cats are allowed to/from Mexico and Costa Rica. Call 800-428-4322 for additional requirements for international travel.
  • If you are traveling to an international destination, there may be restrictions. Restrictions vary by destination, and customers should contact the appropriate embassy or consulate at least four weeks before the trip. For travel to Hawaii, customers should contact the Hawaii Animal Quarantine Branch directly for quarantine requirements.

Approved carriers

US Airways accepts hard-sided carriers up to 17 inches long x 16 inches wide x 8 inches tall and soft-sided carriers up to 17 inches long X 16 inches wide X 10 inches tall. On US Airways Express flights, pet carriers must not be more than 15 inches long x 17 inches wide x 8 inches tall on CRJ aircraft, more than 16 inches long x 17 inches wide x 8 inches tall on DH3 aircraft or more than 15 inches long x 14 inches wide x 8 inches tall on BH1 aircraft.

  1. Carriers must be leak-proof and escape-proof.
  2. Carriers must be ventilated on at least 2 sides, but not allow any part of the animal to protrude outside of the container.
  3. Carriers must provide room for the animal to stand up and turn around.
  4. Carriers can be made of metal, wood or hard plastic/composite. Exceptions are made for soft-sided containers made specifically for pet carriage.

Pets in cargo compartment

Our hub cities of Phoenix and Las Vegas have extreme temperatures that regularly exceed 100 degrees. For the safety of your pet, US Airways does not accept any animals in its cargo compartments.

Exception cities

US Airways accepts dogs, domestic cats and birds as checked baggage on nonstop US Airways Shuttle flights in the BOS/DCA/LGA markets only. Connections are not permitted. The customer must travel on the same flight. Customers should advise US Airways when they wish to transport a pet as checked baggage on a US Airways Shuttle flight.

Hawaii pet quarantine information

Hawaii is a rabies-free state. If you're traveling to Hawaii with a service animal, emotional support animal or psychiatric service animal, you must have a health certificate issued within 14 days prior to travel. You must also contact the Hawaii Department of Agriculture to get a Neighborhood Island Permit before leaving the mainland if you're traveling to Maui, Kauai or the Big Island.

US Airways will only permit service animals, emotional support animals and psychiatric animals in the cabin for travel to/from Hawaii.



When the service animal or emotional support animal, or psychiatric service animal is a bird or for information on requirements for allowing service animals, emotional support animals and psychiatric service animals to enter the state of Hawaii without quarantine, please contact the Hawaii Department of Agriculture.

Hawaii Department of Agriculture
Animal Quarantine Station
99-951 Halawa Valley Street
Aiea, HI 96701-5602
Phone: 808-483-7151