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
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.
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.
Adding your dog: Book your seat, then add the dog in My Bookings the same day (72 hours before departure at the latest, or by phone up to 24 hours). US flights: online form only. Print two signed copies of the form for check-in.
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.
Two airlines, so two separate bookings. Lufthansa to VCE, 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.
Two airlines, so two separate bookings. Lufthansa to LYS, 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.
Two airlines, so two separate bookings. Lufthansa to PRG, 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.
Two airlines, so two separate bookings. Lufthansa to DUS, 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.
Two airlines, so two separate bookings. Air France to CDG, 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.
Two airlines, so two separate bookings. Lufthansa to AMS, 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.
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