Carriage of pets

You don't need a pet passport to travel within Spain, but you do need to bring your pet's official health card.

Vaccine requirements in Spain are limited to the rabies vaccine, which is mandatory in some autonomous communities and voluntary in others. If your pet isn't vaccinated because it isn't mandatory in your place of residence, check with your vet whether the vaccination needs to be administered to travel to your destination.

Check the requirements to travel with your pet from Ceuta and Melilla.

To travel between the different EU states, and to Andorra, Switzerland, the Faroe Islands, Gibraltar, Greenland, Liechtenstein, Monaco, Norway, San Marino, Vatican City, Iceland and Northern Ireland, which are equivalent to the European Union in terms of health, you will need to get a pet passport to travel with dogs and cats as pets. This document must state that:

• Your pet has been identified with an implanted electronic identification system (microchip) or has a clearly legible tattoo made before July 2011.

• Has an un up-to-date rabies vaccination.

• If you are travelling with your dog from a country other than Finland, Ireland, Malta, Norway or Northern Ireland, you must provide proof that it has been vaccinated against tapeworm (Echinococcus multilocularis) no more than 120 hours (5 days) and no less than 24 hours before you arrive at your destination.

The transport of animals under the age of three months requires authorisation from the health authorities of the EU member states and the animal must have a pet passport and documentation certifying that it has remained in the place of birth without any contact with wild animals. It must also be accompanied by its mother if it is still dependent on her.

Pets are not allowed in the cabin (PETC) on flights to London-Heathrow, Manchester and Edinburgh. London-Gatwick Airport does not allow pets in the cabin (PETC) on any arriving or departing flights.

Neither are pets allowed in the hold (AVIH) on flights to/from any airport in the United Kingdom. However, they are authorised to travel as cargo. You will need to make the necessary arrangements through a cargo agent, who will making the booking with IAG Cargo. (You can't do this directly with IAG Cargo.)

To enter the United Kingdom (always via London), your dog must meet the requirements of the Pet Travel Scheme of the Ministry of Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (DEFRA).

If you need to transport your pet to or from the United Kingdom, contact WOOF Airlines and fly with Iberia as planned.

The United States Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) have established additional requirements for the admission of all dogs into the country, regardless of whether they are travelling in the cabin or in the hold as checked baggage. This also applies to assistance dogs. For more information, check the regulation on the official website of the (available in English only).

You must fill in this official form a few days before you travel. In the yellow box at the top of the form, you must state whether or not the dog has been in a country or region at high risk of rabies infection in the last six months. If that is the case, you will have to fill in some additional information on the form.

Once you have filled in the form, you will receive a receipt that you must show in printed or digital format at the Iberia check-in desk on the day of your flight to the United States, along with any other required documents for your dog.

If your dog has been in a high-risk area and you don't have a valid vaccination certificate issued in the United States, or an export health certificate approved by the USDA, your dog can only be admitted through one of the six airports that have CDC animal care facilities: Atlanta, Los Angeles, Washington, New York, Miami and Philadelphia. You must also pre-book your dog's stay at these facilities.

Connecting flights in the US with different airlines: If your pet is travelling in the hold, you will have to collect it at the transit airport and check it in again, paying a fee to the new airline. For pets in the cabin, you will also have to pay each airline separately.
Check the provisions of each airline that you are going to travel with and make sure that all of them confirm the acceptance of your pet.

Each country may have its own regulations regarding travelling with pets, and some of these rules can be very restrictive (vaccinations, veterinary certificates, etc.). We therefore recommend that you check the local requirements and restrictions of the country of origin, transit and destination well in advance.
You can find out more at:

• The Embassy or Consulate.

• The website of the country's competent ministry.

You can only enter the European Union with your pet through the authorised entry points authorised by the EU countries, where your pet will be subject to documentary and identity checks by the competent authorities (available in English only).
If you are flying to Spain, make sure that the destination airport appears on the list of airports authorised by the Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Environment (available in Spanish only).

Argentina: You will need to show an animal health certificate to the authorities, issued by a licensed vet, stating that your pet is disease-free and has a rabies vaccination valid for a maximum of 1 year.

Brazil: This country only allows the entry of birds that meet a series of requirements. More information.

Ireland: Animals are not allowed in the hold (AVIH) on flights from Dublin. However, they are allowed to travel as cargo.

Panama: Check all the requirements of the Panamanian authorities for the entry of dogs and cats in the country.

Qatar: Animals are not allowed in the cabin (PETC) on flights to/from Doha, only in the hold (AVIH). Only assistance dogsare authorised to travel in the cabin.

South Africa: Animals travelling in the cabin or in the hold as luggage are not allowed to enter or leave the country. They must be transported as cargo in compliance with current regulations. More information at www.gov.za (available in English only).

If you need to send your pet to or from a country with entry restrictions for animals or that only accepts pets as cargo, contact Woof Airlines.

The transport of animals in the hold is restricted on flights with Iberia code operated by Iberia Express on the routes Madrid to/from Cairo, Tel Aviv and Keflavik. There are no restrictions for assistance dogs in the cabin and pets in the cabin, meaning they can fly with you on these routes, provided they meet the requirements and you provide the necessary documentation.
The pets in cabin requests are subject to availability and you must therefore contact our Booking Offices to guarantee the service.

LEVEL accepts pets and assistance dogs in the cabin, meaning they can fly with you provided they meet the requirements and you provide the necessary documentation. The pets cabin requests are subject to availability and you must therefore contact our Booking offices to guarantee the service.

If you need to transport your pet in the hold when flying with LEVEL, contact WOOF Airlines.

You cannot take rodents in the cabin and AVIH (animals in hold) are not accepted. If your pet is a rodent and has to travel in the hold, contact WOOF Airlines to arrange transport.

If you are travelling on an Iberia flight operated by Vueling and connecting to another flight operated by Iberia or Iberia Regional, the same fees that Iberia applies regarding origin/destination will apply. On point-to-point Iberia flights operated by Vueling or on connecting Iberia flights operated by Vueling the fee varies according to whether the route is domestic, to/from the Canary Islands or international.

Iberia does not transport animals in the weasel family (including ferrets, pine martens, etc.)

If you need to transport an animal in the weasel family, please get in touch with WOOF Airlines.

Iberia does not accept for carriage in either the hold or cabin the following dog breeds classified as dangerous:

• Pit Bull Terrier, Staffordshire Bull Terrier, American Staffordshire Terrier, Rottweiler, Doberman, Argentine Dogo, Brazilian Mastiff, Tosa and Akita.

• Acceptance of other breeds will depend on their build, muscle, height and weight.

If you need to fly with your dog and it's a breed classified as dangerous, contact WOOF Airlines to transport it.

Brachycephalic animals are dogs and cats with a short, snub nose and a disproportionately broad head.

Conscious of the importance of caring for your pet, we cannot transport certain dog and cat breeds in the aircraft hold since they are more susceptible to heat stroke and breathing problems when exposed to stress or high temperatures. If your pet is one of these, you can travel with it on board but it must meet the conditions for carriage in the cabin.

The breeds affected are as follows:

• Dogs: Affenpinscher, Boston Terrier, Boxer (all breeds), Brussels Griffon, Bulldog (all breeds), Bull Mastiff, Canary Prey dog, Cane corso, Cavalier Spaniel, Chihuahua, Chow Chow, Dogue de Bordeaux, English Toy Spaniel, Japanese Chin, Japanese Spaniel, King Charles Spaniel, Lhasa Apso, Maltese, Mastiff, Miniature Pinscher, Pekingese, Pit Bull, Pug, Saint Bernard, Shar Pei, Shih Tzu, Tibetan Spaniel, Yorkshire Terrier.

• Cats: Burmese, Exotic Shorthair, Himalayan, Persian.

If your dog or cat is a brachycephalic breed, contact WOOF Airlines to transport it.