Southern Airlines can transport pets by air, and the requirements for receiving and transporting pets by air on China Southern Airlines are as follows:
1. Passengers transporting small animals must make a request at the time of booking a seat, and at least 72 hours before the flight's departure time, and can only be transported after China Southern's reply;?
2. The total number of live small animal baggage loaded on individual small aircraft shall not exceed three pieces, which shall be determined in accordance with the relevant aircraft type restrictions given by the aircraft engineering department of China Southern Airlines;?
3. Each passenger may only check in one small animal or a pair of birds (subject to the regulations of the relevant carrier and the country of entry and exit); each checked small animal shall be packed in a separate cage; a pair of small birds may be packed in the same cage;?
4. The cage package of live animals consigned by passengers shall not exceed a maximum of 40x60x100 centimeters and a minimum of 5x15x20 centimeters, with a maximum weight of 32 kilograms, and shall be packed in separate cages;?
5. If the conditions of the cargo hold of the flight model are not suitable for the transportation of live animals, the passenger application for small animal transportation cannot be accepted. Ground staff shall confirm whether the flight model is suitable for transportation of small animals before accepting the shipment;?
6. China Southern Airlines does not accept interline transportation of live small animals.
7. Small animals carried by passengers must be healthy, harmless, clean and odorless, and no pregnant small animals can be carried;?
8. Passengers shall transport live animals to the airport for check-in by themselves before 90 minutes of departure time on the day of the flight;?
9. If the passenger consigns a small animal as a dog or cat, the passenger shall sign a small animal transportation waiver.
Expanded Information
Requirements for kennels for animal consignments on China Southern Airlines:
Small animals must be contained in sturdy metal, hard plastic or wooden containers that are suitable for their characteristics and comply with the following requirements:
1. Specialized airline pet containers shall be used for pet consignments, which must be made of sturdy materials and secured by a fixed top. At least three sides of the ventilation, the door of the kennel must have a locking device, and is made of strong metal, the door is closed, should be able to effectively prevent the pet to open the door to escape.
2, all accessories of the kennel (including nuts, latches, rivets and locks, etc.) must be strong and good performance.
3, the bottom of the kennel is smooth, can be fixed on a flat surface without sliding. If you choose a wheeled kennel, you need to pre-fix the wheels or remove the wheels to ensure that the kennel does not slide during transportation.
4, can easily feed and water the small animals, and ensure that the small animals can freely stand or sit in the box, turn and lie down in a normal position.
5, the kennel needs to be covered with absorbent padding (such as towels, blankets) to prevent pet feces from spilling over and contaminating other luggage.
Southern Airlines website - small animals