Cat Policy Overview
Xiamen Airlines appears in China-route data, including Canada-China and Europe-China airport pairs, but its official conditions limit ordinary small-animal transport to domesticated cats and dogs on domestic nonstop Xiamen Airlines flights, excluding transit flights. For international cat relocation planning, this should be treated as a blocked or verify-before-booking operator rather than a recommended pet route.
Before Booking
Do not rely on an international Xiamen route result as proof that your cat can travel. Contact Xiamen Airlines before booking and ask whether small-animal transport is accepted on the exact operating flight, aircraft, date and route. If the answer is not written and specific, choose another confirmed pet pathway.
Route Intelligence Note
The useful planning value is protective: Xiamen can appear as an observed operator, so CatAbroad should surface a policy warning instead of leaving travellers with an unknown-airline gap or accidentally treating the route as pet-ready.
Restrictions
Official conditions state that small animals are limited to domesticated cats and dogs, and transport is limited to domestic nonstop Xiamen Airlines flights, excluding transit flights, with prior consent and required Chinese transport documents. Xiamen does not accept animals other than dogs as service animals.
Notes
For Canada-China and other international routes, treat Xiamen as verify-before-booking or avoid for ordinary cat travel unless Xiamen Airlines gives route-specific written approval through its current policy process.