Priority Pet

Your pet is important. For this reason, Northwest Airlines has enhanced and improved our Priority Pet Program. Northwest continues to provide several safe, comfortable travel options for your pet.

Your pet can travel accompanied on Northwest as:

• Checked luggage on your flight
• Carry-on luggage in the cabin
• A service animal 

For unaccompanied shipping options click here. 

Please inform Northwest at least 24 hours in advance of your plans to ship an animal, as the number of animals that can be accommodated on each aircraft is limited. Pets may not use passenger seats.

Summer Pet Embargo

Northwest Airlines prohibits pet and live animal acceptance when temperatures are forecasted to be above 85F/29.5C at any point on the itinerary (origin, transfer or final destination.) Snub-nose animals are not accepted when Temperatures are above 75F/24C at any point on the itinerary.

Because many cities are consistently above 85F, Northwest does not accept pets as checked luggage between June 1 and September 15 to/from the following locations:

Note: Pet acceptance for all cities not on the following list remains contingent on acceptable temperatures day of  departure.

Embargo does not apply to pets in cabin, cargo shipments, or KL operated flights.

- Period: June 1-September 15

- Arkansas/ Arizona/ Florida/ Louisiana/ Mississippi/

- Nevada (LAS only)/ Texas

- Note all cities in state are embargoed unless otherwise specified.

Pacific/India

- Period: June 1-September 15

- BOM/ BKK/ GUM/ HKG/ ICN/ JKT/ KHH/ KIX/ KUL/ MNL / NGO/

- NRT/ PEK/ PUS/ SHA/ SIN/ SPN/ TPE

Contact us at:

• 1-800-225-2525 For advance reservations when traveling with your pet domestically.
• 1-800-447-4747. For international information
• 1-800-328-2298 For Deaf/Hard of Hearing TTY
• 1-800-NWCARGO (1-800-692-2746) When your pet is traveling unaccompanied.
• 1-888-NWA-4PET (692-4738) For pet travel requirements/information.

To monitor the progress of your unaccompanied Pet (VIP Same Day Package Service or Cargo), use our online Track Your Package feature.

Northwest reserves the right to deny animal travel due to weather, health, number of animals on board or dangerous animals. Please review the additional information below to properly plan your travel.

United Kingdom Pet Travel Scheme (PETS)

From September 15, 2003 onwards, Northwest Airlines will accept pet dogs and cats traveling with their owners from either Detroit or Minneapolis/St. Paul direct to London-Gatwick under the provisions of the U.K. Pet Travel Scheme (PETS).Pets that meet the rules of this program can travel to the U.K. from the U.S. without having to undergo 6 months quarantine.

Careful planning is key to a successful trip for you and your pet. There are a number of tests and procedures that must be completed prior to departure from the U.S. Complete information on PETS may be found on the U.K. Department of Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (DEFRA) website at www.defra.gov.uk.

After you've completed all of the steps necessary to bring your pet to the U.K., contact Northwest Airlines Cargo at least 3 days, and no more than 30 days, prior to departure at 1-800-NW-CARGO (800-692-2746) to make travel arrangements for your pet.