China Airlines

✈ SkyTeam📍 Taiwan · TPE✓ Verified 11 Jul 2026

★ Hard 3.3/5

65/100 · MyDogCanFly score

No cabin pets (service dogs only); cats & dogs travel as checked baggage or cargo, with seasonal breed limits.

⚖️ Where does your dog travel?

Cabin—

Hold≤ 32 kg

CargoHK / large

Weight includes the carrier or kennel.

🐾 CabinNot allowed

Pets (incl. emotional-support animals) aren't allowed in the cabin — only trained service dogs.

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🧳 HoldAllowed

Cats & dogs as checked baggage (AVIH) up to 32 kg incl. container on CI/Mandarin flights; not on B738/32C or Taiwan–Hong Kong. Max 2 per passenger, min 10 weeks.

By weight (fixed rate)

✈️ Live Animals cargoVia cargo

Some countries (e.g. Hong Kong) require cargo; needs an Air Waybill + Shipper's Certification.

Quote

💶 Fares

Hold (≤ 32 kg)	Fixed rate (by weight)
Hold (> 32 kg)	Double the fixed rate
Cargo (HK / large)	Quote
Service dog	Free

Over 292 cm total: two pieces of excess baggage. Local airport weight limits may apply. ✓ Official source

⚠️ Key restrictions

🐶 Flat-faced breeds

Seasonal / regional only

Snub-nosed dogs & cats (and mixes) are accepted only seasonally/regionally (China/HK/Japan/Korea/Taiwan Dec–Mar; Australia/NZ Apr–Nov), journey ≤ 6 h, kennel one size larger: boxer, bulldogs, pug, Shih Tzu, Pekingese, chow chow, Boston terrier, Lhasa Apso, and Persian/Himalayan/British Shorthair/Burmese/Exotic/Scottish Fold cats.

🚫 Banned breeds

Dangerous breeds banned

Not accepted: pit bull types, American Bully, Fila, Tosa, Dogo Argentino, mastiffs (Neapolitan/Tibetan/Bull/Cane Corso/Dogue de Bordeaux). Pregnant pets only if under 40 days and not within 7 days post-partum.

🌡️ Temperature & hold

Tropical / cold-blooded refused ≤ 10 °CSame pressure/temp as cabin

Live animals from tropical regions and cold-blooded species aren't accepted if the temperature anywhere on the journey is 10 °C or below. B738 holds can't carry pets needing ventilation/warmth. The pet compartment matches the cabin's pressure, temperature and humidity.

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🦮 Assistance dog

✓ In the cabin

Trained service dogs (medical assistance) fly free in the cabin, harnessed and rabies-vaccinated.

📄 Documents

US routes: DOT + CDC forms (+ relief form over 8 h); non-US: Service Dogs Declaration Form. Contact CS ≥ 48 h ahead. Psychiatric assistance dogs go in the hold (paid).