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Last verified: 2026-05-26

Pet carrier in-cabin rules for Southwest Airlines. Check the source and last-verified date before relying on these values for your trip.

Business
Max carrier size
47 ร— 21.6 ร— 34.3 cm (18.5 ร— 8.5 ร— 13.5 in)
Max pet + carrier weight
Not published
Soft-sided
Either allowed

Carrier max 18.5x8.5x13.5 in; hard or soft permitted. Sources differ on the small dimension (8.5 vs 9.5 in) โ€” we use the more conservative 8.5 in. No published weight limit. Unverified cabin-specific fallback: no separate business in-cabin carrier rule found; copied from Economy as a conservative stand-in.

No official source on file Not verified
Economy
Max carrier size
47 ร— 21.6 ร— 34.3 cm (18.5 ร— 8.5 ร— 13.5 in)
Max pet + carrier weight
Not published
Soft-sided
Either allowed

Carrier max 18.5x8.5x13.5 in; hard or soft permitted.

Source:Southwest โ€” Traveling with pets(southwest.com)Airline officialFresh reviewLast verified: 2026-05-26
First
Max carrier size
47 ร— 21.6 ร— 34.3 cm (18.5 ร— 8.5 ร— 13.5 in)
Max pet + carrier weight
Not published
Soft-sided
Either allowed

Carrier max 18.5x8.5x13.5 in; hard or soft permitted. Sources differ on the small dimension (8.5 vs 9.5 in) โ€” we use the more conservative 8.5 in. No published weight limit. Unverified cabin-specific fallback: no separate first class in-cabin carrier rule found; copied from Economy as a conservative stand-in.

No official source on file Not verified
Premium economy
Max carrier size
47 ร— 21.6 ร— 34.3 cm (18.5 ร— 8.5 ร— 13.5 in)
Max pet + carrier weight
Not published
Soft-sided
Either allowed

Carrier max 18.5x8.5x13.5 in; hard or soft permitted. Sources differ on the small dimension (8.5 vs 9.5 in) โ€” we use the more conservative 8.5 in. No published weight limit. Unverified cabin-specific fallback: no separate premium economy in-cabin carrier rule found; copied from Economy as a conservative stand-in.

No official source on file Not verified
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