Checked-pet weight, reservation approval and aircraft restrictions.
Pet and carrier weight
Dog / Cat · Accompanied hold baggage
Each checked pet may weigh no more than 32 kg including its container, food and water. The checked-baggage page allows one pet per passenger, subject to approval.
Checked-baggage service only. This page cannot establish availability of separate cabin trials or cargo products. Confirm the operating flight and current route restrictions.
Apply when making the flight reservation and obtain Air China approval. The pet must be checked in personally no later than 120 minutes before departure. The page does not offer interline pet transport with other airlines.
Checked-baggage service only. This page cannot establish availability of separate cabin trials or cargo products. Confirm the operating flight and current route restrictions.
The checked-pet policy excludes specified snub-nosed and aggressive breeds, sick or pregnant pets, and pets younger than eight weeks. Some aircraft do not have a suitable oxygen-supplied hold. The page also states a temporary suspension of dogs to the US from 1 February 2025 until further notice; confirm current availability before paying.
Checked-baggage service only. This page cannot establish availability of separate cabin trials or cargo products. Confirm the operating flight and current route restrictions.
The selected checked-pet policy refuses nursing animals and animals that gave birth within seven days, in addition to pregnant, sick and under-eight-week animals. This does not establish a cabin service or change the existing breed and route restrictions.
Selected official conditions only, for the operating airline and the direction, aircraft, service and dates stated in each rule. A mode tab may contain a prohibition or unresolved condition; it does not grant carriage. Obtain actual pet space approval and origin/transit/destination clearance separately. Assistance animals, commercial movement and unlisted services need separate assessment.