There is good news for people who wish to travel with their dogs in Italy as ITA Airways raises its weight limit for pets from 8 kg to 10 kg on domestic flights. Under the new rules, effective from 20 June, medium-sized dogs weighing up to 10 kg (in addition to a 2 kg carrier) can travel in the cabin. The move, subject to certain conditions, was authorised by Italy's civil aviation authority ENAC in a derogation of European Union regulations whose weight limit is 8 kg.

Pets must be kept in an "appropriate soft-sided, semi-rigid or rigid carrier" - according to the ITA Airways website - which must be "properly ventilated and kept closed for the duration of the flight so that the pet cannot get out, even partially". Il compagno di viaggio perfetto non esist..

. Su tutti i voli nazionali il peso consentito aumenta da 8 a 10 Kg (12 Kg compreso il trasportino). Così anche un animale più grande potrà viaggiare in cabina insieme a te Scopri di più: https://t.

co/7M86kKwioV #ITAAirways pic.twitter.com/jyrbsgPEb6 — ITA Airways (@ITAAirways) June 27, 2024 The pet carrier must be within the following dimensions - 24 cm high, 40 cm long and 30 cm wide - and must be well ventilated, waterproof and resistant, allowing the animal "to sit, turn and lie down comfortably".

There is an additional charge of €73 for the new service, with ITA Airways pointing out that for all flights outside Italy the maximum weight for pets remains 8 kg. Up to five animals of the same species are allowe.