Pet-friendly flights ATH → MLA

2026-10-14 · one-way · 1 adult + dog in cabin

Tapeworm tablet before you land in Malta: 24 to 120 hours before arrival

Your dog needs a tapeworm tablet from a vet no less than 24 hours and no more than 5 days (120 hours) before you land. Count back from your arrival time, not your departure. That means a vet appointment where you are now, two or three days before the flight, and the vet writes the product, the date and the exact time into the passport or certificate. Ireland, Northern Ireland, Malta, Finland and Norway are the only places in Europe that ask for this, and Great Britain asks on the way back in. Nowhere else does. Miss the window and the dog is refused.

Government source, read 2026-09-10. Check the official page

Book your dog the moment you book your seat.

Every airline caps pets per flight, some at two, and the “72 hours before departure” on their website is a deadline, not a plan. If the pet spots are gone you don't fly with your dog, and the airline usually won't refund you. Add the dog the same day, then confirm it's on the booking in writing.

1 pet-friendly airline flying ATH → MLA

These carriers fly this route non-stop and welcome dogs in the cabin, from flights on sale now plus our own route list. Always confirm your exact flight and date when you book.

Book directly with the airline. A dog can only be added to your booking on the airline’s own site, where they confirm cabin availability, never through a third-party site. Each card links you straight there.

A3
Aegean Airlines
Max weight (incl. carrier)
8 kg
Carrier
40 x 30 x 24
Pet fee, international
€65
Pets per pax
1
Snub-nosed breeds can fly in the cabin. The ban is on the hold. Aegean's own breed document splits into two lists, and the difference is the whole point. The brachycephalic list, Shih Tzu, Pug, Bulldog, Boston Terrier, Cavalier King Charles and the rest, is barred from checked baggage and cargo only, because of the breathing risk in the hold. Those dogs are fine in the cabin with you. The second list, the guarding breeds, is refused in the cabin and the hold alike. The document covers Aegean and Olympic Air together.
Refused in the cabin: Bandog, Caucasian Ovcharka, Doberman, Dogo Argentino, Fila Brasileiro, Japanese Tosa, Karabash, Mastino Napoletano, Rottweiler, Tosa Inu.
Fine in the cabin, refused in the hold: American Bully, Affenpinscher, Boston Terrier, Boxer, Brussels Griffon, Bulldog, Cane Corso, Cavalier King Charles Spaniel, Chow Chow, Dogue de Bordeaux, English Toy Spaniel, Japanese Spaniel, Lhasa Apso, Mastiff, Pekingese, Pinscher, Pit Bull, Presa Canario, Pug, Shar Pei, Shih Tzu, Staffordshire Bull Terrier, American Staffordshire Terrier, Tibetan Spaniel.
The airline’s own breed list, read 2026-09-15
Official pet policy ↗Add your dog during bookingBook direct with Aegean Airlines →

One stop, if the direct flight doesn't suit

Every airline below takes a dog in the cabin on that leg, and each leg has been checked against the same country rules as a direct flight. Two legs means two check-ins and a dog who has to cope with the change, so it’s the fallback, not the first choice. If you leave the airside area at the stop, that country’s entry rules apply to your dog too.

ATH → FCO → MLAITA Airways the whole way, one booking
ITA Airways flies both legs, so your dog goes on a single booking. Add the pet when you book and check there’s cabin space on both flights.
Note: Large Dog on Board: a dog up to 30 kg can travel in the cabin on its own seat, but only on a named list of domestic Italian flights, and only booked by phone through the CIAO Contact Center. The limit on every other ITA flight is 10 kg including the carrier.
Book direct with ITA Airways →ITA Airways pet policy ↗
ATH → CTA → MLA
Two airlines, so two separate bookings. Aegean Airlines to CTA, then KM Malta Airlines on to MLA. Add your dog to each one, and confirm the cabin spots on the second leg before you pay for the first.
Leg 1, Aegean Airlines →Leg 2, KM Malta Airlines →Aegean Airlines pet policy ↗KM Malta Airlines pet policy ↗
ATH → PMO → MLA
Two airlines, so two separate bookings. Aegean Airlines or Volotea to PMO, then KM Malta Airlines on to MLA. Add your dog to each one, and confirm the cabin spots on the second leg before you pay for the first.
Note: No pets in cabin to/from the United Kingdom, the Republic of Ireland or Malta · No pets in the hold at all, so there is no alternative to the cabin · Five pets per flight, one per passenger, and you must check in at the airport
Leg 1, Aegean Airlines →Leg 2, KM Malta Airlines →Aegean Airlines pet policy ↗Volotea pet policy ↗KM Malta Airlines pet policy ↗

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