• Excess Piece

Checked baggage of more than 2 pieces

• Over-sized

Sum of the total dimensions exceeds 158 cm (62 in) for each piece of baggage), but not exceeding 203 cm (80 in).

For First Class and Business Class service, one time of the applicable rates shall apply to：

• Excess Number : Each bag (piece) exceeding 2 checked bags (pieces), and
• Oversized: Each bag (piece) of which the total dimensions exceeds 158 cm (62 in), but not exceeding 203 cm (80 in).
• Twice the applicable unit rates shall apply to: Each bag (piece) exceeding 2 checked bags (pieces) and of which the total dimensions exceeds 158 cm (62 in), but not exceeding 203 cm (80 in) - Excess Number plus Oversized.
• Any baggage of which the sum of the three dimensions exceeds 80 inches (203cm) and/or the weight of which exceed 32 kg (70 lb.) shall not be carried as accompanied baggage unless prior handling arrangements have been made with the carrier(s).Any such baggage shall be excluded from the free baggage allowance and shall be weighed and charged at three times the applicable unit rates for the first 45 kg or fraction thereof; for each additional 10 kg or fraction thereof, one additional unit rate shall be charged.

Economy Class passengers with number of baggage exceeding 2 pieces

• One time of the applicable rates shall apply to: Excess number: Each bag (piece) exceeding 2 checked bags (pieces) not weighing over 23 kg, and Oversized: Each bag (piece) of which the total dimensions exceed 158 cm (62 in), but not exceeding 203 cm (80 in).
• One time of the applicable rates plus TWD1000, CAD32, USD32 or equivalent amounts of other currencies, as applicable, shall apply to: Excess number: Each bag (piece) exceeding 2 checked bags (pieces) weighing over 23 kg (50 lb.) but not higher than 32 kg (70 lb.)
• Twice the applicable unit rates shall apply to: Each bag (piece) exceeding 2 checked bags (pieces) weighing not higher than 23 kg (50 lb.) and of which the total dimensions exceeds 158 cm (62 in), but not exceeding 203 cm (80 in) - Excess Number plus Oversized.
• Twice the applicable unit rates plus TWD1000, CAD32, USD32 or equivalent amounts of other currencies, as applicable, shall apply to: Each bag (piece) exceeding 2 checked bags (pieces) weighing 23 kg-32 kg, of which the total dimensions exceeds 158 cm (62 in), but not exceeding 203 cm (80 in) - Excess Number, over-weight plus Oversized.
• Any baggage of which the sum of the three dimensions exceeds 80 inches (203cm) and/or the weight of which exceed 32kg (70 lb.) shall not be carried as accompanied baggage unless prior handling arrangements have been made with the carrier(s).
• Any such baggage shall be excluded from the free baggage allowance and shall be weighed and charged at three times the applicable unit rates for the first 45 kg or fraction thereof; for each additional 10 kg or fraction thereof, one additional unit rate shall be charged.

Economy Class Excess Baggage Fee in Piece System (Travel to/from the U.S. including Guam, Canada and certain countries in South and Central America)

Applicable Area

Excess baggage charge for baggage weighing between 23-32kg/piece

From Taiwan

TWD1,000

From U.S.A.

USD32

From all other countries

USD32 or equivalent amounts of local currencies

From Canada

CAD32

Assessment of Excess Baggage Charge in Weight System

Baggage in excess of the checked baggage allowance shall be charged per kg at the rate of 1.5% of the highest normal direct adult one way Economy Class fare (except Amsterdam, Rome, Frankfurt and Vienna)：

• In effect on the date of issuance of the excess baggage ticket.
• In the direction of travel.
• The excess baggage charge rules of the first carrier is the primary standard, from the point for which the checked baggage allowance is exceeded to the first point at which the baggage is collected (excluding any transfer point where a passenger must collect his/her baggage because of imposed regulations/requirements, e.g. for customs clearance, change of airport, etc.).

Applicable Fee

To determine the excess baggage charge, the number of kilograms of excess baggage is multiplied by the applicable rate, fractions of less than one kilogram are charged for as the next higher full kilogram.

Excess Baggage Fee (Departing from Amsterdam/Rome/Frankfurt)

Amsterdam/Rome/Vienna to Southeast Asia/Japan/Korea/Australia

to Southeast Asia

EUR30 /kg

to Japan and Korea

EUR45/kg

to Sydney and Brisbane

EUR40/kg

Frankfurt to Southeast Asia/Japan/Korea/Australia/China

to Southeast Asia

EUR40/kg

to Japan and Korea

EUR55/kg

to Auckland, Sydney and Brisbane

EUR55/kg

to China

EUR55/kg

• Skis, Surfboards, Windsurfing boards, Golf equipment...etc and other bulky baggage will apply the same practice as stipulated above.
• Offline stations or reverse from Southeast Asia/Japan/Korea/ Australia to CI Europe gateways will remain current practice (1.5% of the highest normal direct adult one way Economy Class fare).

Golfing Equipment

Piece System

Weight System

• Golfing equipment consists of one golf bag and one pair of golf shoes.
• If in excess of the normal free allowance, shall be charged 50% of the applicable charge.
• This special charge is limited to one golf bag per passenger; for any golf bag in excess thereof, the normal charge shall apply.

• Golfing equipment consists of one golf bag containing not more than 14 clubs and 12 balls, and one pair of golf shoes, weighing not more than 15 kg in total.
• The charge shall be equal to the applicable rate of 6 kg of excess baggage when the above articles are not included in the normal free allowance.
• When the above articles are included in the normal free allowance, any overweight resulting from such inclusion shall be assessed at the above special charge (6 kg) or the normal excess baggage charge, whichever is lower.
• For any weight of the golfing equipment in excess of 15 kg, the normal excess baggage charge shall apply.

Surfboarding, Windsurfing Equipment

Piece System

Weight System

• Surfboard/windsurfing equipment shall not be included in the checked baggage allowance.
• One board not exceeding 109 inches (277cms) to be charged at 100% of one excess baggage charge, or
• One board exceeding 109 inches (277cms) to be charged at 150% of one excess baggage charge.
• Additional board(s) will be charged at the same rate as the 1st board.

Except to/from/within South West Pacific, surfboard/windsurfing equipment may include in the checked baggage allowance. If in excess of the normal free allowance, the charge shall be：

• One board not exceeding 109 inches (277cms) to be charged at the applicable rate for 5 kilograms of excess baggage.
• One board exceeding 109 inches (277cms) to be charged at the applicable rate for 8 kilograms of excess baggage.
• This special charge is limited to one board per passenger. Additional boards at the applicable excess baggage charge.

Carriage of Pets

Domestic dogs and cats which are considered as “PETS” may be accepted for carriage as checked baggage conditionally. Please contact CI for details of conditions and restrictions. The pet(s) and the container shall not be included in the passenger‘s free baggage allowance, and the excess baggage charge shall be assessed as follows：

Piece System

Weight System

One applicable charging unit for each cage containing pet(s)

The applicable charge for the total weight of the pet(s) and the container.

Snow/Water Skiing Equipment (consisting of one pair of skis, one pair of ski poles and one pair of boots, or one snowboard, one pair of boots, or one pair of standard water skis or one slalom water ski)

Piece System

Weight System

• If the snow/water skiing equipment is in excess of the normal free allowance, it shall be charge at 33% of the applicable charge.
• However, the special charge is limited to one set of the above articles per passenger; for any snow skiing equipment in excess thereof, the normal charge shall apply.

• When the above articles are in excess of the free baggage allowance, the charge shall be equal to the applicable rate of 3 kilograms of excess baggage charge.
• When the above articles are included in the free baggage allowance, any overweight resulting from such inclusion shall be assessed at the above special charge (3 kilograms) or the normal excess baggage charge, whichever is lower.

Body-board Equipment can be included in the checked baggage allowance. But the maximum size of body-board is limited as 120cm (length) X 50 (width).

Excess Valuation Charge

• China Airlines accept a declaration of valuation of no higher than USD2,500.00 (or equivalent at the bankers buying rate (BBR) at the date of commencement of travel) per passenger. Passenger wishing to make declaration of valuation over such amount should be encouraged to seek private insurance.
• Excess valuation is not available on items such as money, jewelry, precious metal, negotiable papers, securities, business documents, samples, paintings, antiques, artifacts, manuscripts, irreplaceable books or publications, etc., which in general terms are classified as "Valuables", when such valuables are included in checked baggage.
• Excess value declaration is limited to CI on-line checked baggage only. Value declaration for carry-on baggage shall not be accepted.
• Value declaration and the consequent liability do not apply to pooled baggage. Each passenger must declare the value and pay the applicable charges separately.
• When such a declaration is made, a charge of USD1.00 will be applied for each USD100.00 of valuation.

Cabin Baggage Occupying a Seat

The charge of each seat occupied by such baggage shall be the fare, which would have been charged to a passenger occupying such seat(s) for the travel to be undertaken at the time of booking the additional seat(s). Passengers can purchase any applicable fare types, excluding inclusive tour, child or other rebated fares such as spouse, agent or ship’s crew fares. The passenger’s checked baggage allowance shall not be increased when using this facility.

Mileage Redemption for Excess Baggage Fee

Dynasty Members may redeem their usable mileage for excess baggage fees. Please click here for details.

Unaccompanied Minors (UM)

A child less than 12 years old or an infant is considered as UM if he/she is：

• Not accompanied by an adult passenger aged 18 years or older；
• The young minor aged less than 5 years old is not sitting in the same compartment with the accompanying adult passenger or
• Not having the same origin/destination as the accompanying adult passenger.

Different classes of service and fare apply to various age groups of UM - applicable to CI on-line carriage

Age Group of UM

Accepted Class of Service

Applicable Fare

Less than 3 months

None

None

From 3 months to less than 3 years

Economy Class Cabin

100% of the applicable adult fare, plus collection of a ONE-WAY normal adult fare as UM handling service charge.

3 years to less than 5 years

Economy Class Cabin

100% of the applicable adult fare, plus collection of a ONE-WAY normal adult fare as UM handling service charge.

5 years to less than 8 years

Economy Class Cabin

1. 100% of the applicable adult fare.
2. Dynasty Flyer free award ticket may be used for travel of this age group of UM.

8 years to less than 12 years

First/Business/ Economy Class Cabins

1. 100% of the applicable adult fare.
2. Dynasty Flyer free award ticket may be used for travel of this age group of UM.

Applicable flights

a. All CI/AE scheduled flights, excluding code-share flights operated by other carriers.
b. If a YP has an onward connecting flight on other airlines out of destination of a CI/AE flight, our staff at the flight connecting station will help escort the passenger to the transit counter of the receiving carrier at the airport.

Applicable fare types

Any types of fares that allows the YP to make an advance booking.

Application

a. Application for this escort service must be submitted at least 24 hours before flight departure on or after reservation has been confirmed.
b. Passenger purchased ticket from China Airlines website, may opt to apply the service after the purchase and complete payment of service charge 24 hours before flight departure as instructed by our staff.

Payment and amount

a. USD50 for each one-way travel provided without leaving transit lounge for CI connecting flight, if any.
b. Payment must be completed at CI ticketing counter before flight departure.

Cancellation Penalty

a. Notification of cancellation must be made before flight departure. 20% of fee paid will be forteited as non-refundable.
b. Total amount of the fee paid wil be rendered as non-refundable if no notification is made before flight departure.

Passenger Traveling on Stretcher

Service Item

Applicable Fee

Adult or Child Passenger on Stretcher

One time of any applicable adult market selling fare.

Carriage of the Stretcher

Six times of full normal one way economy class adult fare (with applicable normal commission if through travel agent).

Attendant Accompanying the Stretcher Passenger

One time of any applicable adult market selling fare.

More than One Attendant

For each additional attendant, one additional applicable adult market selling fare shall be charged.

Free Baggage Allowance：

• Stretcher Passenger：The total free baggage allowance will be that applicable to the number of fares paid, but the passenger will be allowed to carry only "personal articles".
• Attendant(s)：Free baggage allowance will apply for each fare paid.

Oxygen for Medical Use by Passenger

Service Items

Applicable Fee

Oxygen Service

USD200 per Portable Oxygen Unit per segment

Fees for the Seat Occupied by Portable Oxygen Unit(s)

• Seat occupied for carrying the Portable Oxygen Unit(s) for use by the passenger per sector(s) is charged.
• The number of seats occupied shall be based on the quantity of Portable Oxygen Unit as described in the Medical Certificate signed by passenger’s physician.
• Two Portable Oxygen Unit(s) can be accommodated in one seat.
• This charge of seat occupied for carrying POU as stipulated herewith is applicable in case when the passenger is to travel on a stretcher.

Award Ticket

Once a free award ticket has been used, requests for reissuing or refunding the ticket will not be accepted. Members may apply to reissue or refund an unused award ticket under the following conditions:
The refund of award tickets from the same award must be processed at the same time. For the refund of an award ticket, a handling charge of 4% mileage on an award will be deducted from the account of the member holding that ticket(s). Normal ticketing regulations apply to ticket award refunds as well. China Airlines will return mileage still valid on the refund date to the original member's account. In case paired tickets of an award were issued to different persons, the owner of the award is deemed as the holder. The receiving nominee of a transferred award will be deemed as owner of that award. A handling fee of TWD$1,500 or US$50 (or the equivalent in local currency) can replace above mileage deduction only if there is no sufficient mileage in the account of member requesting ticket refund. After the issuance of the award ticket, an additional fee of TWD$3,000 or US$50 (or the equivalent in local currency) may be collected each time the passenger does not travel according to the origin/destination stated on the ticket before the ticket may be used to continue the travel.. A handling fee of TWD$1500 (or the equivalent of US$50 in local currencies) will be charged for each ticket to reissue a free award ticket.

Award Transfer

When manually process award transfer, a handling charge of 4% mileage of the award will be deducted from account of the member requesting the transfer. In case there is no sufficient mileage in the account, mileage deduction can be replaced by cash payment: TWD$600 (or US$20 equivalent in local currency) and TWD$900 (or US$30 equivalent in local currency) will be charged for an upgrade award and a free ticket award respectively. When manually canceling transferred award, a handling charge of 4% mileage of the award will be deducted from account of the member requesting the transfer. In case there is no sufficient mileage in the account, mileage deduction can be replaced by cash payment: TWD$600 (or US$20 equivalent in local currency) and TWD$900 (or US$30 equivalent in local currency) will be charged for an upgrade award and a free ticket award respectively.

Mileage Purchase for Immediate Cabin Upgrade

Dynasty Flyer members, who take CI/AE international flights departing from Taipei (Taoyuan) / Taipei (SungShan) / Kaohsiung International Airport, and would like to upgrade with self-owned miles, may purchase insufficient miles up to 5000 miles at the airport counter for immediate cabin upgrade. For details please click here.

Lost Ticket Service Charge

A service charge of USD50 (USD100.00 for lost tickets originally issued in USA) per ticket is collected while the replacement ticket without payment is issued.

Paper Ticket Charge

A service charge of USD30 per ticket is collected for the issuance or reissuance of E-Ticket eligible itinerary into Paper Ticket.

Ticket Sold in

Charges

USA

USD 25 – USD100

Taiwan

a. Long-haul fares with exception of US/Canada Economy/Business special fares (fares on India route is counted as long-haul)：TWD1,200.
b. US/Canada Economy/Business special fares：TWD2,600
c. Fares on regional routes (including Guam and Palau route)：TWD700
d. The refund fee should be charged based on the amount shown on the ticket, if any.

Japan

JPY17,500 – JPY50,000

Ticket Sold in

Charges

USA

USD 100

Taiwan

Apart from necessary fare difference, charges for Reissue and date change at China Airlines ticketing counter :
a. Long-haul fares with exception of US/Canada Economy/Business special fares (fares on India route is counted as long-haul) : TWD1,200
b. US/Canada Economy/Business special fares：TWD3,800
c. Fares on regional routes (including Guam and Palau route)：TWD700
d. The reissue fee should be charged based on the amount shown on the ticket, if any.

Japan

Not applicable for travels commencing from Japan.

PTA Sold and Issued in

Charges

USA

USD 100

Taiwan

TWD 1,000

Japan

JPY5,000

Charge for a Passenger Occupying Two Seats

The additional charge for a second seat requested by a passenger must not be less than the applicable fare paid by the passenger for the first seat.