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Seeing-eye dogs:
- Accepted in cabin only when serving as passenger
guide
- NO charge when serving as passenger guide
- Passengers are individually responsible for presenting
a "seeing-eye dog" certificate and complying with sanitation/import
requirements for any countries transited as well as the destination.
- Seeing-eye dogs must be equipped with their own harness
and collar.
Assistance Animals
Trained assistance animals
Trained assistance animals are permitted on board. According
to the safety normative a service animal can’t weight more than
90 Lbs / 41 Kg, and most accommodate in a position that doesn’t
obstruct the exit for passengers in case of emergency: under the seat,
in front in the floor o next to you if there is enough seats availability.
Emotional support animals
Animals used as emotional support will be accepted in
the cabin according to the following restrictions:
- Weight under 90 Lbs / 41 Kg
- Documentation, with emission date of no more than
one year, from a mental health professional certifying that you have
a disability related to mental capacity, that you are under professional
care and need the animal emotional support to travel.
- For safety reasons if you are traveling with an assistance
or emotional support animal, you can’t seat in an emergency exit
row.
Live animals permitted in cabin:
- Up to 2 animals per flight-including
both pets and seeing-eye dogs-may travel in the cabin; only cats and
dogs are accepted on international flights.
- Requirements: Passengers
are individually responsible for complying with all sanitation requirements
and permits for any countries transited as well as the destination.
Charges for none trained assistance animals or seeing-eye
dogs:
The transportation of pets in cabin has a fee of USD
75 each way.
- Carrying cases: A separate, leak-proof
container sufficiently large for the animal to stand up and turn around
is required for each pet. Only one pet is allowed per carrying case.
- Maximum weight of container including pet: 17.6 lbs.
(8 kg)
- Maximum measurements: 17" long x 12" wide
x 7" high (43.2 x 30.5 x 7.8 cm)
Cargo transportation of live animals for commercial
use
Some live animals for commercial use (individual pets
and seeing-eye dogs are not included) are accepted only as cargo. For
more information please see TACA
CARGO. TACA does not accept live animals as
checked baggage on any flight.
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