Pet Policy
Rules and restrictions
Be sure to review this information before your trip and plan accordingly. And remember that all airlines have different restrictions, so read each airline’s rules before you book a new trip.
- Domestic policy: Pets must be at least four months old to travel to the USA.
- If traveling to New York or Boston between December 15 and March 15, your pet can only travel in the cabin due to potential low temperatures.
- Pets allowed to travel in the main cabin and baggage hold: cats and dogs.
- Pets are required to have a health certificate from within ten days before the flight.
- Brachycephalic dogs and cats are not permitted to travel in the baggage hold. (Brachycephalic breeds are those with a shortened head and nose, and flat face such as pugs, shih tzus, and Chihuahuas. They typically have trouble breathing, which flying can exacerbate.)
- Pets must be at least eight weeks of age to travel.
Fees
Keep these extra costs in mind when traveling with pets.
Pet in cabin:
- Within Argentina = $3.000 ARS
- Within Brazil = $200 BRL
- Within Chile = $50.000 CLP
- Within Colombia = $60.000 COP
- Within Ecuador and Peru = $45.00 USD
- Regional flights = $200.00 USD
- On long-haul flights = $250.00 USD
Pet in baggage hold (0-12kg):
- Within Argentina = $2.500 ARS
- Within Brazil = $500 BRL
- Within Chile = $40.000 CLP
- Within Colombia = $170.000 COP
- Within Ecuador = $50.00 USD
- Within Peru = $60.00 USD
- Regional flights = $125.00 USD
- On long-haul flights = $150.00 USD
Pet in baggage hold (24-32kg):
- Within Argentina = $3.500 ARS
- Within Brazil = $700 BRL
- Within Chile = $55.000 CLP
- Within Colombia = $200.000 COP
- Within Ecuador = $65.00 USD
- Within Peru = $80.00 USD
- Regional flights = $200.00 USD
- On long-haul flights = $225 USD
Pet in baggage hold (33-45kg):
- Within Argentina = $4.000 ARS
- Within Brazil = $900 BRL
- Within Chile = $70.000 CLP
- Within Colombia = $250.000 COP
- Within Ecuador = $80.00 USD
- Within Peru = $100.00 USD
- Regional flights = $275.00 USD
- On long-haul flights = $300.00 USD
About
LATAM Airlines is based in Santiago, Chile, and is one of the founders of LATAM Airlines Group, Latin America’s largest airline holding company. LAN is the largest airline in Latin America, serving Latin America, Northern America, the Caribbean, Oceania, and Europe. The main hub is Comodoro Arturo Merino Benítez International Airport (Santiago), with secondary hubs in El Dorado (Bogotá), Jorge Chávez (Lima), José Joaquín de Olmedo (Guayaquil), Jorge Newbery (Buenos Aires) and Mariscal Sucre (Quito) airports. The carrier has been a member of the Oneworld airline alliance since 2000.