Do not want to separate from your four-legged friend even during the holidays?
Here’s what you need to know for a full-blown flight.

• Pets are allowed at the airport in accordance with hygiene and safety regulations. In particular, dogs must be kept on a leash with a muzzle, or they must be kept closed in appropriate containers. We also remind you to bring your toilet scoop with you.
• The pet transport service (dogs, cats and ferrets) is not available on all aircraft and the maximum dimensions on board vary depending on the aircraft used. It is therefore important to inquire in advance with the transport company.
• At the time of booking it is necessary to inform the Company of the presence of the animal and verify the provisions in force in the State of destination of the flight, in particular as regards vaccinations and necessary documentation.
• For a journey within national borders, it is sufficient to show the health card, from which you can deduce the vaccinations to which the animal has been subjected.
• EU Regulation 576/2013 provides that dogs, cats and ferrets that travel abroad for non-commercial reasons, are accompanied by the pet passport, issued at the request of the owner by the ASL veterinarian responsible. An essential requirement to make the passport valid for expatriation is rabies vaccination, since rabies is still present in many foreign countries.
• Remember that an animal less than 3 months old cannot travel abroad as it has not yet had the rabies vaccine.
• Check whether additional guarantees are required from the country of destination of the flight.
• Check for quarantine once you’ve reached your destination.
• You must take care of your four-legged friend during the flight, keeping it, from the moment of embarkation until disembarkation, constantly in the container.
  On board the aircraft, the carrier must be placed on the ground, at the foot or under your seat, so it cannot travel on seats that may not be occupied, or on your legs.
• Assistance dogs are taken on board with the passenger. In this case, transport is free of charge, but the presence of the animal must still be indicated when booking your ticket. Guide dogs may only be allowed on board if the passenger is in possession of an official document issued by a certified dog training organisation certifying that the dog is fully trained to drive. The dog must wear the appropriate identification harness and be on a leash; some airlines also require the muzzle.
• Rodents are never allowed even if regularly booked. Among them we remember: guinea pigs, guinea pigs, hamsters, chinchillas, gerbils, Japanese squirrels, dancing mice.