ITA Airways Launches New Pet Program for Animals Travelling in Cabin
June 20, 2024 Marsha Mowers
ITA Airways introduces a new offer, “Bring It with You, Now You Have More Weight and More Space”, designed for pet owners.
Starting today, courtesy of authorization from ENAC, on all the Company’s domestic flights, the maximum weight allowance for animals travelling in the cabin has been increased by 25%, from 8 kg to 10 kg, plus an additional 2 kg for the carrier.
This new initiative from ITA Airways addresses the growing demand from customers and aims to ensure maximum comfort during flights.
The service includes the booking of window-adjacent seats for the following new permitted dimensions:
· Maximum weight including carrier: 12 kg
· Weight of the animal: 10 kg
· Maximum width: 30 cm
· Maximum height: 24 cm
· Maximum depth: 40 cm
Since its inception, ITA Airways has been attentive to the needs of passengers traveling with pets, consistently developing tailored offers to provide efficient and optimal services for pets onboard.
With ITA Airways’ new service, pets will receive a dedicated boarding pass, to be delivered at the check-in counter. Ground staff will also manually fill in the boarding pass by entering the pet’s name and travel route.
In this initial phase, the 25% increase in capacity will apply only to domestic flights within the ITA Airways network and will not include flights connecting with other airlines.
For the Company’s international and intercontinental flights, the weight limit for pets and the dimensions of the carrier will remain unchanged.
For more information about the new service, please visit the ITA Airways website at the following link.
About the Author
Marsha Mowers made the move to editorial side of travel after many years working in destination marketing where she represented places such as NYC and Las Vegas. Her experience on “both sides” of the industry has put her in a unique position to provide valuable context to both readers and trade partners. Marsha also serves as Director of Content for TravelPulse Canada
