Service dogs

We recommend you pre-book the complimentary assistance or service that you need as early as possible and no less than 48 hours before your flight. This will ensure that everything can be arranged to create a smooth journey.

Please note that if you pre-book the special assistance for your outward flight, arrangements will also be booked for your return flight, provided that you are travelling with the same carrier. Please note that you can book the transport of your wheelchair / mobility aid with us only for flights with DE flight number. For all other flights, please contact the airline concerned.

Information on how to book your assistance and contact our dedicated special assistance team can be found here. We'll send you written confirmation of your special assistance booking once it has been completed.

You’ll also need to be at the airport on the day of your flight in good time – at least three hours for long-haul and two hours for short-haul – to reach your departure gate for priority boarding.

General requirements

On all routes, subject to the applicable rules of the country concerned, we only accept trained assistance dogs (e.g. Assistance Dogs International (ADI), International Guide Dog Federation standards (IGDF), etc.). 

On flights to/from the US Department of Transportation´s "Service Animal Air Transportation form" is required. On flights eight hours or longer additionally the DOT “Service Animal Relief attestation form".

If the assistance dog is not trained please note that the passenger's dog can be booked as a regular pet (please see conditions and regulations for transport and carriage).

Please also note the following:

• It is recommended to secure your dog with a dog car safety harness or equivalent during take-off and landing and whenever the seat belt signs are switched on.
• It is your responsibility to take care of your dog's needs - our cabin crew won't be able to offer any assistance to the dog during the flight.
• The dog does not behave aggressively in the presence of other passengers or animals.
• It will not be tranquilised during the flight.
• It is healthy, well-groomed and can urinate in a controlled way.
• It obeys instructions and signals.
• Snub-nosed breeds of dogs are particularly sensitive to temperature and stress. We therefore do not recommend the transport of such dogs because the risk of serious damage to health or, in the worst-case scenario, even death, cannot be excluded.

• Please familiarise yourself with the rules applicable for the entry, exit and transit of assistance dogs for the country concerned.
• Please consider, that in many countries there’s no exception for them.
• Condor will not check your data or the documents provided by you for accuracy and completeness.
• Condor is not liable for any consequences, losses or expenses incurred due to your failure to observe the respective country’s valid regulations for the entry, exit and transit of the animal or for the passenger’s failure to present the proper documentation to support entry, exit or health requirements. This also applies for the reentry into the country of origin.

• If the aforementioned regulations are not complied with, you may be subject to additional charges/fines/expenses (especially quarantine costs) that are imposed on Condor by the country concerned.
• For details about payment, carriage or damages during the flight please read our terms and conditions.
• If you have booked a connecting flight with another airline please contact the respective airline(s) to arrange the transport.
• For flights operated by other airlines or codeshare flights other requirements for the acceptance of an assistance dog may apply.