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

Q: Can I fly with a dog in the cabin on LATAM Airlines Ecuador S.A.?

Yes, up to 7 kg including the carrier.

Q: How far ahead must I book the pet?

At least 48 hours before departure.

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

LATAM Airlines Ecuador S.A. carries dogs and cats in the cabin up to 7 kg and in the hold up to 45 kg. The service is paid: 50 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 12 breeds. Direct flights reach 9 countries, but flying there and taking a pet are different questions: the destination country has its own entry rules.

Cabin Allowed

7kg including the carrier

Carrier: 19 × 33 × 36 cm
Booking: at least 48 h before departure

The carrier's rule+

Official latamairlines.com/ec site (LATAM Ecuador, copyright '© 2026 LATAM Airlines Ecuador'), 'Transporte de mascotas' and 'Mascotas en cabina' sections.
Only dogs/cats, not sedated, healthy, not pregnant/not given birth <48h ago, minimum age 16 weeks (6 months for US flights).
Pet + carrier weight up to 15 lb / 7 kg.
Carrier: rigid 36×33×19 cm OR a flexible/soft bag 40×28×25 cm — the schema supports one size, the rigid one is entered as primary, the soft alternative is described here.
The pet must be able to stand/turn without touching the walls.
Economy/Premium Economy fares only, flight must be operated end-to-end by LATAM (no codeshare, no interline connections).
Cabin request deadline: up to 4 hours before departure.
Exact price is not published — 'varies by service type (cabin/hold/LATAM Cargo), size and route', quoted at booking — left null rather than guessed.
BRACHYCEPHALIC breeds (dogs and cats) are explicitly ALLOWED in the cabin (subject to the general cabin conditions) — the only way for them to travel, since they are not accepted in the hold (see breed_restrictions).

Hold Allowed

45kg including the crate

Fee: 50 USD per flight

The carrier's rule+

Official 'Mascotas en bodega' page (latamairlines.com/ec).
Weight (pet+container): single-aisle aircraft (A319/320/321) — up to 32 kg on flights up to 4h, up to 23 kg on 4-5h flights, unavailable beyond 5h on these types; twin-aisle (B767/777/787) — up to 45 kg, but on flights to/from/via Europe, Argentina or Venezuela — max 32 kg.
On twin-to-single-aisle connections the stricter limit governs the whole itinerary.
Up to 2 pets in the hold on single-aisle aircraft; no fixed cap on twin-aisle, subject to actual space.
Kennel must be hard-shell, ventilated, max 300 linear cm (L+W+H), max height 115 cm, minimum 5 cm clearance from the pet's head to the kennel ceiling; two bowls (water/food) attached to the door are mandatory, LATAM seals applied at check-in.
Only fully LATAM-operated flights, max 1 connection with under 7h layover.
Service UNAVAILABLE/restricted: flights to/from the Galápagos Islands, Aruba, Australia, Curaçao, England, Mount Pleasant, New Zealand, South Africa; flights to Fernando de Noronha (only accredited service/police dogs and permanent residents/transferred civil servants under special authorization); the nonstop Santiago(SCL)-Guayaquil(GYE) route (hold space constraints); domestic Brazil flights departing/arriving between 10:01 and 15:59 (heat); unaccompanied minors (UMNR) cannot add the pet service.
Between the US and Bolivia/Brazil/Ecuador/Peru/Colombia the service is temporarily restricted due to CDC rabies requirements for dogs from high-risk countries (with exceptions via authorized airports with CDC offices) — this is an external regulatory constraint, not the carrier's own policy, so it is not entered into pet_embargo, only described here.
Fees are given for all published geographic zones (domestic Ecuador is the most likely default for XL as the country's own carrier, but the regional/long-haul tariffs are equally official and apply to LATAM Ecuador's international flights).

Flying LATAM Airlines Ecuador S.A.?

A personal plan combines the airline's rules with the destination's

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+

Official 'Mascotas en bodega' page → 'Razas no permitidas' (hold/bodega only, not cabin, not a blanket refusal). Two separate lists: (1) brachycephalic dogs — Affenpinscher, Boston Terrier, Boxer, Bullmastiff, Bulldog (all varieties), American Bully, Chow Chow, Dogue de Bordeaux, Brussels Griffon, Lhasa Apso, English Mastiff, Cane Corso, Neapolitan Mastiff, Pekingese, Pit Bull (all varieties), Presa/Dogo Canario, Pug, Shar Pei, Shih Tzu, Japanese Chin, Tibetan Spaniel, Staffordshire Bull Terrier, American Staffordshire Terrier, English Toy Spaniel — these are already flagged brachycephalic=true in our breeds.json, so not separately duplicated in banned_breeds (except American Bully/Pit Bull, see below); (2) potentially dangerous, NON-brachycephalic breeds — American Akita, Japanese Akita Inu, Boxer, Bullmastiff, Bull Terrier, American Bulldog, American Bully, Doberman, Dogo Argentino, Dogue de Bordeaux, Fila Brasileiro, Cane Corso, Neapolitan Mastiff, Anatolian Shepherd (Kangal), Pit Bull, Presa Canario, Rottweiler, Staffordshire Bull Terrier, American Staffordshire Terrier, Tosa Inu — of these, only the ones NOT covered by the brachycephalic flag in our database are entered into banned_breeds (Doberman, Dogo Argentino, Fila Brasileiro, Kangal, Rottweiler, Tosa Inu, Pit Bull Terrier/American Pit Bull Terrier, Akita/American Akita) plus American Bully/XL Bully (appears on both LATAM lists, brachycephalic=false in our database). Brachycephalic-breed dogs CAN fly in the CABIN if the general cabin conditions are met (see cabin.notes) — so this ban applies only to the hold, not a full refusal of carriage; breeds falling outside both lists but too large for the cabin can be shipped separately as freight via LATAM Cargo (outside this schema's scope). Cats: brachycephalic breeds — Burmese, Himalayan, Persian (all types), Exotic Shorthair — are likewise already covered by the brachycephalic flag in our database.

Banned breeds12 breeds+

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Heat embargoYes+

Domestic Brazilian flights: hold transport is not allowed when departure or arrival falls between 10:01 and 15:59 (the hottest hours of the day); the page gives no exact temperature threshold in Celsius.

Species acceptedDogs, cats

Booking notice48 h before departure

Where it flies — and whether pets can come along

LATAM Airlines Ecuador S.A. flies direct to 9 countries according to the schedules. Flying there is not the same as taking a pet: the destination country has its own entry rules, and the carrier itself closes some routes to animals.

Country	Cities	Cabin	Hold
🇺🇸 United States	3	✓	✓
🇨🇴 Colombia	3	✓	✓
🇪🇨 Ecuador	2	✓	✓
🇧🇷 Brazil	2	✓	✓
🇵🇪 Peru	1	✓	✓
🇦🇷 Argentina	1	✓	✓
🇬🇾 Guyana	1	✓	✓
🇵🇦 Panama	1	✓	✓
🇩🇴 Dominican Republic	1	✓	✓

The destinations with the most cities are shown; countries where pets are not carried are always shown. A country's entry requirements are on its own guide.

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 Ecuador S.A.?+

Yes, up to 7 kg including the carrier.

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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