LATAM Airlines Argentina S.A. pet policy: flying with a dog or cat

✓ Rules checked: August 13, 2026Source: the airline's website4M

LATAM Airlines Argentina S.A. carries dogs and cats in the cabin and in the hold up to 32 kg. The service is paid: 45 USD per flight. The pet's place is booked in advance — at least 48 h before departure.

Snub-nosed breeds are not accepted in the hold. A separate breed ban applies to 9 breeds.

Cabin Allowed

Carrier: 19 × 33 × 36 cm
Fee: 45 USD per flight
Booking: at least 48 h before departure

The carrier's rule+

Cabin is allowed for small dogs and cats that fit under the front seat.
IMPORTANT: the page explicitly states there is NO numeric weight limit for the cabin — verbatim: 'Weight: as long as it meets the size conditions, it may travel with you in the cabin' — only carrier fit matters, not weight.
Hence max_total_weight_kg=null; this is a deliberate 'size-only' policy, not a source gap.
Two carrier types with different max dimensions: soft bag 40x28x25 cm, or rigid kennel 36x33x19 cm (rigid used as carrier_max_cm since it is the more restrictive in height).
One pet per passenger.
Economy and Premium Economy only; Premium Business excluded (no under-seat space).
Booking cutoff 4 hours before departure (shorter than the 48h for hold).
Minimum age 16 weeks (6 months for the US).
Destinations with no service at all (both cabin and hold, identical wording on both pages): Galapagos, Aruba, Australia, Curacao, England, Mount Pleasant (Falklands), New Zealand, South Africa — see pet_embargo_countries.
Galapagos is an Ecuadorian archipelago, not the whole country, so it was recorded as embargo_airports (GPS) rather than a full Ecuador embargo.
Fernando de Noronha (FEN) is restricted to accredited guide/police dogs and special-permit local residents — unavailable to an ordinary passenger.

Hold Allowed

32kg including the crate

Fee: 50 USD per flight

The carrier's rule+

Cargo hold (AVIH) is allowed for dogs/cats that don't fit in the cabin.
Max weight depends on aircraft and route: single-aisle (A319/320/321) — up to 32 kg for flights <=4h, up to 23 kg for 4-5h, unavailable >5h; twin-aisle (B767/777/787) — up to 45 kg, BUT 32 kg on flights to/from/via Europe, Argentina or Venezuela.
Since 4M is LATAM's Argentine AOC, virtually every 4M flight touches Argentina, so the 32 kg cap (not 45 kg) applies in practice — used as max_weight_kg, with the full tiered schedule detailed in fees and here.
Rigid ventilated kennel, max 300 linear cm (height+length+width), max height 115 cm.
Up to 2 pets in the hold on single-aisle aircraft per flight, no fixed cap on twin-aisle (subject to space).
Request from purchase up to 48 hours before departure (domestic Brazil: up to 60 days before) — used as advance_notice_hours=48.
Breeds banned from the hold — see breed_restrictions.
Route/country restrictions identical to cabin: Galapagos (GPS), Aruba, Australia, Curacao, England, Mount Pleasant, New Zealand, South Africa — no service; Fernando de Noronha (FEN) — guide/police dogs only; direct Santiago-Guayaquil flight has hold service suspended (a single specific route, not encoded in embargo_airports to avoid blocking other SCL/GYE routes); domestic Brazil flights departing/arriving 10:01am-3:59pm — no hold due to heat; New York/Boston Dec 15-Apr 15 — no hold due to cold (cabin remains available); temporary US-Bolivia/Brazil/Ecuador/Peru/Colombia restriction due to CDC rabies rules, with Orlando fully excluded.
Dangerous non-brachycephalic breeds are accepted only via the separate LATAM Cargo freight service (not the same 'cargo' as this schema's field, which represents the passenger flight's hold) — recorded as banned_breeds for this schema's cargo field.

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Before you buy a ticket

The conditions that send people back to the ticket desk: closed destinations, breeds, heat limits and how early the pet must be booked.

Countries with no petsNone

Snub-nosed breedsnot accepted in the hold+

'For the safety of your pets, we do not transport some dog and cat breeds in the aircraft hold as they are brachycephalic and/or potentially dangerous breeds.' Two separate groups: (1) brachycephalic (dogs and cats, full list above) — excluded ONLY from the hold (brachycephalic_cargo_banned=true); allowed in the cabin if size conditions are met (brachycephalic_cabin_banned=false) — hence NOT added to banned_breeds. (2) potentially dangerous non-brachycephalic breeds (Akita, Bull Terrier, American Bulldog, Doberman, Dogo Argentino, Fila Brasileiro, Anatolian Shepherd, Rottweiler, Tosa Inu) — per the source text these can only fly via the separate LATAM Cargo freight service, hence added to banned_breeds (blocked from both cabin and this schema's passenger-flight hold). 'Pastor de Anatolia (Karabash)' could not be mapped — the closest match, Kangal Shepherd Dog, is a related but distinct breed.

Banned breeds9 breeds+

akita
american_akita
bull_terrier
american_bulldog
doberman_pinscher
dogo_argentino
fila_brasileiro
rottweiler
tosa_inu

Heat embargoYes+

Domestic flights within Brazil: the hold is unavailable for departures or arrivals between 10:01 and 15:59 (including itineraries connecting to a domestic Brazilian flight in those hours), as a precaution against high temperatures.

Species acceptedDogs, cats

Booking notice48 h before departure

Sources

Every number above comes from the carrier's official page. Check it before buying: airlines change the rules without notice.

Airline's page ↗ Rules checked: August 13, 2026

FAQ

Can I fly with a dog in the cabin on LATAM Airlines Argentina S.A.?+

Yes.

How much does the cabin fee cost?+

45 USD per flight.

Are snub-nosed breeds accepted?+

Not in the hold.

How far ahead must I book the pet?+

At least 48 hours before departure.

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