Unfortunately Air Baltic have now changed their pet policy and their max limit is in line with most other airlines at 8kg 🙁 This really sucks as it was the biggest allowance I’ve seen in Europe. Previously they had allowed up to 12kg. The rest of their rules seems to have remained the same.
The size allowance for the container is also more relaxed than other airlines too. They state the carrier must not exceed 55 x 40 x 23 cm (118cm in total). Usually the limit is 115cm or even a lot smaller on airlines such as KLM.
Rules for dog in cabin 12kg
The bag or container must be entirely closable and must stay closed with your pet inside of it under the seat in front of you during the entire flight.
- Max. dimensions of the container: 55 x 40 x 23 cm (length x width x height);
- The animal must fit comfortably in the box or container, have enough space to stand up in its natural position, turn around and lie down. Otherwise, check-in may be denied;
- The box can contain a maximum of 2 pets as long as they are of the same kind;
- Each passenger may carry only one container;
- The container must be entirely closeable;
- A passenger travelling with an infant cannot transport an animal in the cabin;
- The pet must remain in its container throughout the entire flight;
- The pet must be odorless;
- The container must be well-ventilated and may not be easily destructible by the animal inside of it;
- The pet must not require any attention in transit, nor be objectionable to other passengers;
- A passenger with a pet may not be seated in an emergency exit row;
- A passenger with a pet may only be seated in window seats.
The cost is €70 per pet.
Conclusion
The downside of Air Baltic is that the routes are pretty limited. Pretty much all flights are either to or from Riga.
I’d like to try them out and maybe I will later on my European trip. You can keep up to date with how my trip is going here.
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