Official operator of the European Standard for Travel with Canine AnimalsOfficial ESTCA operator
Airline acceptance in progress. ESTCA is not accepted by any airline right now and we are currently working with airlines and authorities country by country. You can sign up now and we'll notify you when airlines accept ESTCA.
This is the platform that makes cabin travel possible under the European Standard for Travel with Canine Animals — ESTCA certification for your dog, with a pass airlines can verify. Enroll to open the dog record, then train with an ESTCA-approved assessor and claim the pass when it's issued.
Owner journey
ESTCA is not a course marketplace. It is the official operating layer that connects a dog, an ESTCA-approved assessor, and a registry-backed travel credential.
A microchip number and your email. Your dog gets a place in the ESTCA registry as enrolled — not yet certified, but on the path.
Enroll your dogAn ESTCA-approved assessor works through the five behavioural areas with your dog, at your pace, and logs the evidence.
Find an ESTCA-approved assessorWhen every area is passed, a registry-backed ESTCA number is issued. This is the trust moment airlines rely on.
How certification worksDownload the digital travel pass after certification — €25. Gate staff scan its QR code and the registry confirms your dog in seconds.
Claim a travel passOwners
Enroll for free, open My Dog Portal, then train with an ESTCA-approved assessor. The digital travel pass is €25 after certification.
Trainers
Use the directory to identify ESTCA-approved assessors and public listings across Europe.
Verification
Issued certificates resolve to a registry-backed digital travel pass.
First question first
Most European carriers still cap cabin dogs around the size of a hand-luggage carrier. The ESTCA pathway exists to change that with evidence: a behaviour-certified dog, verifiable at the gate. Slide to your dog's weight and compare.
Typical legacy cabin rules
Cargo hold
Above typical cabin weight caps, most carriers move dogs to the hold regardless of behaviour.
With ESTCA certification
Cabin-eligible pathway
On routes recognizing ESTCA, certification provides verifiable behavioural evidence for cabin travel beyond legacy weight caps.
Estimates only. Airline policies vary and change; always confirm with your carrier before booking.
Digital pass
The pass is not decorative paperwork. It is tied to the dog's microchip, the issuing trainer, the validity window, and the ESTCA registry record.
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Standard
Published at estca.eu
The normative text and revision history are maintained by ESTCA, custodian of the standard.
Read the standard ↗Registry
Public & verifiable
Every issued certificate carries a unique number, traceable on the public registry. Anyone can verify with microchip + email.
Operator
ESTCA B.V., Amsterdam
Approval, certification workflows, and digital passes run through this platform.
Every enrollment and every certificate lives in the ESTCA system. Airlines verify against it, owners look themselves up in seconds, and trainers issue into it.
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trainer listings · 3 countries
Dog enrolled
ESTCA · Travel with canine animals
Certificate
Number
ESTCA-2026-NL-00017
Dog
Nora
Breed
Golden Retriever
Microchip
528 140 000 842 193
Issued
2026-04-12
Valid until
2028-04-12
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ESTCA-2026-NL-00017
Nora · Golden Retriever
Valid until 2028-04-12
