Tapeworm tablet before you land in Ireland: 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.
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 MAD → DUB
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.
IB
Iberia
Max weight (incl. carrier)
8 kg
Carrier
45 x 35 x 25
Pet fee per flight
€35–€180
Pets per pax
1
Snub-nosed breeds can fly in the cabin. The ban is on the hold. Iberia bars brachycephalic breeds from the hold and allows them in the cabin if they meet the cabin conditions. That is the same split Aegean and KLM use, and the reason is the same, the hold is the risk. Separately, Spain's own list of potentially dangerous breeds is excluded from the cabin, and those dogs must be muzzled at security. The policy covers Iberia, Iberia Express and Air Nostrum, and Air Nostrum allows a larger carrier at 65 x 83 x 56.
Refused in the cabin: Spanish potentially dangerous breeds, as defined in Spanish law.
Fine in the cabin, refused in the hold: Bulldog, Pug, Boxer, and other brachycephalic breeds.
Note: No pets in cabin to or from Doha · On Vueling-operated IB5 flight numbers, no rodents in the cabin and no animals in the hold · Spanish potentially dangerous breeds are excluded from the cabin · Book at least 48 hours ahead, and it needs the booking office to authorise it · The hold is closed to animals on flights out of Dublin, the cabin is not
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.
MAD → ORY → DUBTransavia France the whole way, one booking
Transavia France 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: No American Staffordshire or pit bull types, Staffordshire and bull terriers, mastiffs, tosas or rottweilers, cabin or hold, including dogs that merely look like one · Soft bag only, a rigid cage is refused · Bookable up to two hours before departure, and the places are limited · Two pets in one party cannot sit in the same row
MAD → CDG → DUBAir France the whole way, one booking
Air France 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.
MAD → BCN → DUBVueling the whole way, one booking
Vueling 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.
MAD → LIS → DUBTAP Air Portugal the whole way, one booking
TAP Air Portugal 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.
MAD → AMS → DUBKLM Royal Dutch Airlines the whole way, one booking
KLM Royal Dutch Airlines 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: No pets in cabin in Premium Comfort or Business on an intercontinental route · Book at least 48 hours before departure, and acceptance is not guaranteed
MAD → LUX → DUBLuxair the whole way, one booking
Luxair 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.
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