Special Baggage
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Sports equipment
Bicycle
- 1. For the safety of your baggage, you are suggested to transport bicycle as goods. If you require transporting as baggage because of special reasons, it should be agreed by Tianjin Airlines in advance.
- 2. Tianjin Airlines will only accept non-engine powered travel, race, or tandem bicycles as checked baggage for boarding.
- 3. Tianjin Airlines allows one passenger to transport a non-motorized bicycle or up to two non-motorized bicycles packed in a box or special bag for checking.
- 4. The checked bicycle must comply with requirements to size of checked baggage of Tianjin Airlines. These bicycles exceeding the regulated size and weight of checked baggage must be checked as goods.
- 5. Charging standard for the route with weight system: weigh checked baggage together with bicycle; refer to the form set below for the part exceeding free baggage allowance:
| Excess Kilograms | Charging Standard |
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| Overweight by 0-6 kilograms | Charge according to the actual amount overweight |
| Overweight by 6-15 kilograms | Charge according to 6kg overweight |
| Overweight by 15 kg or more | The first 15 kg will be charged according to the special standard of 6 kg excess baggage; for each kilogram over 15 kg, the normal excess baggage charges apply |
- 6. Charging standard for the route with piecework system: the bicycle within free checked baggage allowance will not be charged; if exceeding free checked baggage limit, the baggage will be subject to charging standard for oversized baggage.
- 7. Requirements for checked package: handlebars should be turned aside and the foot pedals should be removed, or pack the handlebars and foot pedals with protective packaging material; meanwhile, please deflate the tires. Tianjin Airlines will not accept any bicycle that is not packed in accordance with packaging regulations. You are suggested to pack bicycle into box designed especially for transportation or inside a bag for checking, otherwise Tianjin Airlines has the right to refuse to carry.
- 8. Acceptable consignment box
Golf sets
- Tianjin Airlines is able to accept a golf set (including 14 clubs, 12 golfs and a pair of shoes)
- 1. Charging standard for the route with weight system:
- Weigh passenger baggage together with golf sets; refer to the form set below for the part exceeding free baggage allowance:
| Excess Kilograms | Charging Standard |
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| Overweight by 0-6 kilograms | Charge according to the actual amount overweight |
| Overweight by 6-15 kilograms | Charge according to 6kg overweight |
| Overweight by 15 kg or more | The first 15 kg will be charged according to the special standard of 6 kg excess baggage; for each kilogram over 15 kg, the normal excess baggage charges apply |
- 2. Charging standard for the route with piecework system:
- A golf set free of charge, total weight of items cannot be more than 23 kg and the sum of the three sides cannot be more than 158 centimeters [62 inches]. Fees for a second golf set will be charged according to 50% of the standard baggage fee. Fees for a third golf set and thereafter shall follow the normal standards for excess baggage charges.
- 3. Acceptable consignment box for golf products
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Sporting balls and sets
- 1. Ball sets include: handball, polo, tennis, baseball, badminton, soccer, basketball, softball, hockey, volleyball, ping pong, football, gate ball, grounder on the solid ground, balls used in eurhythmics and other relevant auxiliary sets.
- 2. Notice to consignment:
- Inflated balls: in transportation of polo, basketball, volleyball, football and soccer, please pay attention that the internal air pressure inside the balls cannot exceed the rating pressure. Deflate the balls whenever necessary.
- Other auxiliary sets: baseball bag, baseball bats, bowler boards, gloves and protective sets should be judged according to specific conditions. Normally, these auxiliary sets can be transported.
- 3. The charge is subject to calculation method of common overweight baggage.
Fishing tackles
- 1. Charging standard for the route with weight system:
- Weigh passenger baggage together with fishing tackle; refer to the form set below for the part exceeding free baggage allowance:
| Excess Kilograms | Charging Standard |
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| Overweight by 0-4 kilograms | Charge according to the actual amount overweight |
| Overweight by 4-15 kilograms | Charge according to 4kg overweight |
| Overweight by 15 kg or more | The first 15 kg will be charged according to the special standard of 6 kg excess baggage; for each kilogram over 15 kg, the normal excess baggage charges apply |
- 2. Charging standard for the route with piecework system:
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- (1) Tianjin Airlines permits one piece of baggage included in the free baggage allowance to be replaced by one set of fishing tackle (including two fishing rods with reels, fishing baskets, fishing nets, a pair of long boots and a box for fishing tackle);
- (2) Fishing tackle within the free baggage allowance are carried free of charge. Those beyond the free baggage allowance will be charged according to charging standards for overweight baggage;
- (3) Containers for fishing rods may not exceed 62 inches (158 cm). Those exceeding this size should be transported as cargo.
- 3. Fishing rods, fishing baskets, fishing nets and long boots should be packaged carefully and appropriately in solid containers with covers especially designed for transportation. If they are packed using other materials, responsibility-free tags should be labeled on and Exemption Baggage Transport Agreement of Tianjin Airlines should be filled in so that Tianjin Airlines is exempt from being responsible for damage to the fishing equipment which cannot have an excess value declared;
- 4. Acceptable fishing tackle bag for consignment
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Diving equipment
- 1. Tianjin Airlines allows a diving bag (not an empty diving bottle) with diving sets inside. Diving sets may include empty diving bottles, fishing spears with empty CO2 pots.
- 2. Charging standard for the route with weight system: weigh passenger baggage together with diving equipment; refer to the form set below for the part exceeding free baggage allowance:
| Excess Kilograms | Charging Standard |
|---|---|
| Overweight by 0-6 kilograms | Charge according to the actual amount overweight |
| Overweight by 6-15 kilograms | Charge according to 6kg overweight |
| Overweight by 15 kg or more | The first 15 kg will be charged according to the special standard of 6 kg excess baggage; for each kilogram over 15 kg, the normal excess baggage charges apply |
- 3. Charging standard for the route with piecework system:
- No fees are charged for diving sets within the free baggage allowance. If the free baggage allowance is exceeded, charges shall be collected in accordance with charging standard of one set on Route with piecework system.
- 4. All the sets should be put into hard-sided containers especially designed for transportation. If they are packed using other materials, responsibility-free tags should be labeled on and Exemption Baggage Transport Agreement of Tianjin Airlines should be filled in so that Tianjin Airlines will not compensate for this kind of baggage.
- 5. Acceptable consignment box
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Sledges and skiing sets
- 1. Ski sets: a pair of skis, two ski poles and /or a pair of ski boots. Each passenger may take only one set of ski sets subject to this special charging.
- 2. Charging standard for the route with weight system:
- Weigh passenger baggage together with sleigh and skiing equipment; refer to the form set below for the part exceeding free baggage allowance:
| Excess Kilograms | Charging Standard |
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| Overweight by 0-3 kilograms | Charge according to the actual amount overweight |
| Overweight by 3-15 kilograms | Charge according to 3kg overweight |
| Overweight by 15 kg or more | The first 15 kg will be charged according to the special standard of 3 kg excess baggage; for each kilogram over 15 kg, the normal excess baggage charges apply |
- 3. Charging standard for the route with piecework system:
- A ski kit free of charge, total weight of items cannot be more than 23 kg and the sum of the three sides cannot be more than 158 centimeters [62 inches]. The second sled/ski kit will be charged at 33% of the standard baggage fee. Fees for a third sled/ski kit and thereafter shall follow the normal standards for excess baggage charges.
- 4. All the sets should be put into hard-sided containers especially designed for transportation. If they are packed using other materials, responsibility-free tags should be labeled on so that Tianjin Airlines will not compensate for this kind of baggage;
- 5. Acceptable consignment box
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Surfing sets
- 1. Tianjin Airlines only allows surfing sets to be transported as checked baggage. The total size (length+ width +height) of each piece of surfing set should be less than 277 cm or 109 inches and each side should not be more than 203 cm or 80 inches. This includes a piece of sail surfboard with masts, arm shanks and sails;
- 2. Charging standard for the route with weight system:
- Weigh passenger baggage together with surfing sets; refer to the form set below for the part exceeding free baggage allowance:
| Excess Kilograms | Charging Standard |
|---|---|
| Overweight by 0-6 kilograms | Charge according to the actual amount overweight |
| Overweight by 6-15 kilograms | Charge according to 6kg overweight |
| Overweight by 15 kg or more | The first 15 kg will be charged according to the special standard of 6 kg excess baggage; for each kilogram over 15 kg, the normal excess baggage charges apply |
- 3. Charging standard for the route with piecework system:
- Tianjin Airlines does not allow surfing sets to be included in the free baggage allowance. Only one set of surfing equipment for each passenger can be applied to special charging policies, namely being charged a fee of 50% of a standard charging unit. Fees for a second surfing set shall follow the normal standards for excess baggage charges.
- 4. Surf boards must be put into solid containers with hard sides especially designed for transportation. If they are not packed by using such containers, responsibility-free tags should be labeled on so that Tianjin Airlines will not compensate for this kind of baggage. Excess value cannot be declared for these items.
Bowling sets
- 1. Charging standard for the route with weight system:
- Weigh passenger baggage together with bowling equipment; refer to the form set below for the part exceeding free baggage allowance:
| Excess Kilograms | Charging Standard |
|---|---|
| Overweight by 0-6 kilograms | Charge according to the actual amount overweight |
| Overweight by 6-15 kilograms | Charge according to 6kg overweight |
| Overweight by 15 kg or more | The first 15 kg will be charged according to the special standard of 6 kg excess baggage; for each kilogram over 15 kg, the normal excess baggage charges apply |
- 2. Charging standard for the route with piecework system:
- If bowling sets are within the free baggage allowance, there will be no charge for them. Once the free baggage allowance is exceeded, excess fee will be charged according to charging standards for excess baggage.
- 3. Bowling cleansers which contain a great amount of acetone or alcohol with volumes more than 70% are considered as dangerous articles and cannot be transported as checked baggage or carry-on baggage.
- 4. Bowling sets should be put into solid containers with hard sides especially designed for transportation. If they are not packed by using such containers, responsibility-free tags should be labeled on so that Tianjin Airlines will not compensate for this kind of baggage. The sets are unable to be valued by means of declaring excess value;
- 5. Acceptable consignment box
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Hockey/lacrosse sets
- 1. Charge standard for the route with weight system: weigh passenger baggage together with hockey /lacrosse sets; refer to the form set below for the part exceeding free baggage allowance:
| Excess Kilograms | Charging Standard |
|---|---|
| Overweight by 0-6 kilograms | Charge according to the actual amount overweight |
| Overweight by 6-15 kilograms | Charge according to 6kg overweight |
| Overweight by 15 kg or more | The first 15 kg will be charged according to the special standard of 6 kg excess baggage; for each kilogram over 15 kg, the normal excess baggage charges apply |
- 2. Charging standard of the route with piecework system:
- Tianjin Airlines permits each passenger to replace a piece of free baggage with two hockey clubs or two lacrosse clubs bound together. No fees charged for Hockey Lacrosse sets within the free baggage allowance. If the free baggage allowance is exceeded, fees will be charged in accordance with normal excess baggage standards.
- 3. Hockey clubs and lacrosse clubs should be put into solid containers with hard sides especially designed for transportation. If they are not packed by using such containers, responsibility-free tags should be labeled on so that Tianjin Airlines will not compensate for this kind of baggage. The sets are unable to be valued by means of declaring excess value.
- 4. Acceptable consignment box
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Guns and ammunition used in physical sports
- 1. Regulations on transport:
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- (1) Guns and ammunition used in physical sports will be accepted as checked baggage with Tianjin Airlines' permission during seat reservation or ticket booking.
- (2) Passenger should transport the articles to airport by himself/herself to handle consignment procedures 90 minutes before departure of the flight on the very day taking the flight. No more than 5kg of ammunition may be carried per passenger. Ammunition of group travelers must be packed separately.
- (3) Requirements to license to guns transport
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- A. These foreign sports delegation entering China to take part in shooting competitive sports activity and needing to check gun for sports competition to enter China should be accompanied with approval certificate issued by governmental administrative department in charge of physical culture and sports;
- B. When Chinese sports delegation leave to take part in shooting competitive sports activity, for these needing to check gun for sports, consignor should provide approval certificates issued by governmental administrative department in charge of physical culture and sports, transit country and country of destination;
- C. Guns for national sport competition shall be accepted for carriage after being approved by governmental administrative department in charge of physical culture and sports and holding Permit to Transport Firearms issued by local provincial public security organ;
- D. Overseas hunter carrying hunting rifle to enter China must be approved by Ministry of Public Security.
- (4) The ammunition must be packed out of the firearm in a separate solid opaque container with Tianjin Airlines permission in advance.
- 2. The weight of guns and ammunition used in physical sports checked shall not be included in free baggage allowance. The weight beyond the free baggage allowance shall be charged as excess baggage (Except route with piecework system, charge in global routes is subject to weight system. Overweight baggage fee rate is subject to 1.5% price of the economy-class passenger ticket used during date of issue of overweight baggage ticket per kg.)
- 3. Acceptable consignment box
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Wave-skiing boards
- 1. Charging standard for the route with weight system:
- Weigh passenger baggage together with wave-skiing board; refer to the form set below for the part exceeding free baggage allowance:
| Excess Kilograms | Charging Standard |
|---|---|
| Overweight by 0-3 kilograms | Charge according to the actual amount overweight |
| Overweight by 3-15 kilograms | Charge according to 3kg overweight |
| Overweight by 15 kg or more | The first 15 kg will be charged according to the special standard of 3 kg excess baggage; for each kilogram over 15 kg, the normal excess baggage charges apply |
- 2. Charging standard for the route adopting piecework system:
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- (1) Tianjin Airlines can accept a wave-skiing bag with one wave-skiing board or at most two inside provided that the length of wave-skiing boards does not exceed 43 inches (107 cm);
- (2) Wave-skiing boards not exceeding the free baggage allowance are free of charge.
- (3) If wave-skiing boards exceed the free baggage allowance, special charging policies are applicable to only one set of wave-skiing sets for each passenger, namely charging a fee of 33% of a standard charging unit.
- (4) Other wave-skiing sets which exceed the free baggage allowance shall be charged according to normal.
- 3. Tianjin Airlines is not obliged to be responsible for the damage to bags of wave-skiing boards which have not been properly packaged in into hard sided boxes. Excess value cannot be claimed for wave-skiing boards
- 4. Acceptable consignment box
Archery equipment
- 1. Bow and arrow must be placed in the specially designed for transportation of solid and hard shell container properly keep them.
- 2. Charging standard for the route with weight system: weigh passenger's checked baggage together with archery equipment; refer to the form set below for the part exceeding free baggage allowance:
| Excess Kilograms | Charging Standard |
|---|---|
| Overweight by 0-6 kilograms | Charge according to the actual amount overweight |
| Overweight by 6-15 kilograms | Charge according to 6kg overweight |
| Overweight by 15 kg or more | The first 15 kg will be charged according to the special standard of 6 kg excess baggage; for each kilogram over 15 kg, the normal excess baggage charges apply |
- 3. Charging standard for the route with piecework system:
- No charge is collected if the archery equipment is within free baggage allowance. If the free baggage allowance is exceeded, overweight baggage charges shall be paid.
- 4. If archery equipment is not packed in containers with hard sides, responsibility-free tags (processed when receiving boarding check) should be labeled on so that Tianjin Airlines will not compensate for this kind of baggage.
- 5. Acceptable consignment box
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Precision instruments, electrical appliances, musical instruments
- 1. Transport regulation
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- (1) Precision instruments, electrical appliances and other items other than musical instruments shall be transported as cargo. If travelers insist on transporting them as checked baggage, they should meet the following requirements:
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- a) Size requirements: Each item shall weigh no more than 50 kg, and dimensions shall not exceed 40 cm × 60 cm × 100 cm. For routes with countries using the per-item system, such as the US and Canada, a single checked precision instrument or electrical appliance shall not weigh more than 32 kg. As for the volume, the summation of the three sides shall not exceed 62 inches (158 cm).
- b) Packing requirements: precision instruments and electrical appliances shall not be taken as checked baggage without exworks package or package complying with requirements to checked baggage of Tianjin Airlines. It is suggested to pack precision instruments and electrical appliances with hard shell box and fill material in to the box, so as to prevent damages caused by wobble during transport process.
- c) Requirements to property of articles: For precision instruments and electrical appliances whose property isn't clear or being suspected dangerous goods, passenger must provide inspection report issued by dangerous goods appraisal institute recognized by the authority or product manufacturer to certify that the baggage isn't dangerous for aerial transport. Then it will be accepted. Tianjin Airlines refuses to check in cargo with no inspection report or whose inspection report fails to satisfy requirements.
- (2) Transportation requirement details for musical Instruments are as follows:
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- a) Size requirements: For a musical instrument with a volume of less than 20 cm × 40 cm × 55 cm, passengers can bring it into the cabin as a hand item and include it in the free baggage allowance. Musical instruments brought as hand belongings must be placed under the seat in front of the passenger or in the overhead baggage rack. For musical instruments exceeding the volume of 20 cm × 40 cm × 55 cm, but not more than 40 cm × 60 cm × 100 cm and weighing no more than 50 kg, these can be transported as checked baggage. Musical instruments exceeding the volume of 40 cm × 60 cm × 100 cm or weighing more than 50 kg shall be transported as cargo.
- b) Packing requirements: For checked baggage, the passenger must place the musical instrument in a purpose-built hard-edged or anti-pressure container for shipment.
- 2. Charging standard:
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- (1) Precision instruments, electrical appliances, and music instruments shall not be included in the free baggage allowance. The weight beyond the free baggage allowance shall be charged as excess baggage and no declared value is applicable.
- (2) Tianjin Airlines self-run route: for seat-occupying baggage, additional seat-occupying fee shall be charged based on adult price for open class individual.
Electric wheelchairs and folding wheelchairs
- 1. Regulations on transport:
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- (1) Electric wheelchair/mobility aid (leak proof type battery): the leak proof type battery should contain no dissociative or unabsorbed liquid. Short-circuit-proof treatment should be conducted to electrodes. Switch off the circuit to prevent accident start-up. The battery should be properly fixed on wheelchair and other electric mobility aid. The wheelchairs or other electric mobility aids should be prevented from sliding in the cargo compartment.
- (2) Electric wheelchair/mobility aid (non leak proof type battery): prohibited.
- (3) Electric wheelchair/mobility aid installed with lithium ion battery: the lithium ion battery (dismountable) on electric wheelchair/mobility aid should be dismantled and carried into passenger cabin and subject to insulating treatment. If the wheelchair is powered by two batteries, battery ≤160Wh; if the wheelchair is powered by one battery: battery ≤300Wh. Spare lithium battery (≤160Wh) shall not more than 2 pieces; for battery≤300Wh, only one piece is allowed.
- (4) Electric wheelchair/mobility aid installed with no removable lithium ion battery is prohibited to check.
- 2. Charging standard:
- For passengers who rely on a wheelchair for mobility, Tianjin Airlines offers passengers the care service of free shipping of a wheelchair in addition to the free baggage allowance. The second wheelchair is included in the free baggage allowance and the part in excess of the free baggage allowance shall be charged as excess baggage.
Alcoholic drink
- Alcoholic beverage is not allowed to be transported as carry-on baggage and should meet the following conditions when being checked:
- 1. The alcoholic beverage is placed in packages for retailing with clear and completed identifications; the volume of each container should not be more than 5L;
- 2. For the beverage with no more than 24% alcohol by volume, the checked quantity is subject to no limitation;
- 3. For the beverage with more than 24% but no more than 70% alcohol by volume, each passenger is allowed to carry no more than 5L of the beverage.
Plasma and serum
- 1. Tianjin Airlines allows that plasma and serum (special drugs required to rescue people emergently or taken to other places to test and study) are transported as baggage or cabin baggage.
- 2. If you need to carry plasma or serum to take a flight, please provide Sterile and Nontoxic Certificate issued by hospital and be accompanied by professional medical staff, and make it be packed properly in accordance with the requirement of Tianjin Airlines.
- 3. Packaging requirement: Please use professional plasma and serum transport box and use proper dry ice as refrigerant.
- 4. Charging standard: it is able to be included in free baggage allowance. If the free baggage allowance is exceeded, overweight baggage charges shall be paid.
- 5. “Preferential Baggage" sign and responsibility-free tags will be labeled on your checked plasma and serum and we will request you to fill in Exemption Baggage Transport Agreement of Tianjin Airlines.
- 6. Transport box for plasma and serum
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Fragile items and valuables
- 1. Definition
- Valuables usually refer to articles with smaller volume but have high value, such as jewelry, digital camera, important material, mobile phone, laptop, and medal, etc.
- 2. Transport regulation
- Fragile items and valuables cannot be checked in or placed into checked baggage; if the items meet CAAC regulations on carry-on baggage, they can be taken into the cabin as non-checked baggage under care of the passengers. If they need to occupy a seat, passengers shall go through relevant formalities in accordance with related seat baggage regulations of Tianjin Airlines. If passengers insist on checking these items in or the items must be checked in for failing to meet CAAC regulations on carry-on baggage, overweight baggage fee shall be collected separately in accordance with charging standard of common overweight baggage. Tianjin Airlines takes responsibility of general checked baggage for the missing and damage of these items.
Sharp-edged and blunt tools except controlled knives
- 1. Sharp-edged and blunt tools except controlled knives refer to knives and blunt tools with blade length longer than 6cm, including medical scalpels and really sharp and hard special knives not longer than 6cm except controlled knives, including life appliance and production tools, such as kitchen knives, fruit knives, table knives, craftwork knives, scalpels, scissors, sickles, performance knives, swords, spears, antique or tourist souvenir knives, swords, steel files, iron wimbles, axes, short sticks, hammers, etc.
- 2. Transport regulations and charging standard:
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- (1) It must be transported in checked baggage, instead of as carry-on baggage.
- (2) It shall be deemed as general baggage and included in free baggage allowance. If the free baggage allowance is exceeded, overweight baggage charges shall be paid.
- 3. Passengers taking flight with sharp-edged and blunt tools except controlled knives shall go through formalities according to relevant regulations released or interpreted by the security screening department.
Weapons carried by guard personnel
- 1. Qualification of guard personnel taking flight with gun:
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- (1) When guard personnel with gun takes a flight, certificate (listing the name of holder, model of gun, No. of gun, quantities of guns and ammunition, places of arrival and departure, and valid period in detail) issued by Central Guard Bureau of General Office of the CPC Central Committee, Guard Bureau of Ministry of Public Security, Guard Bureau of General Office of the Central Military Commission, Security Department of General Political Department, Security Department of Major Military Command and Public Security Bureau of Provinces (Autonomous Regions and Municipalities) and permit for gun of the right person must be held;
- (2) When executing tasks, such as protecting guard object and foreign guests nominated by the country, the guard personnel are permitted to take a flight with weapons, including independently take roundtrip flight for executing tasks.
- 2. Transport regulations and charging standard:
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- (1) When taking the flight of our company, the guard personnel should separate the guns and ammunition. If they are Chinese guard personnel, the guns and ammunition shall be kept by them; if they are foreign guard personnel, the guns and ammunition shall be sealed up and kept by the crew before boarding; if foreign guard personnel are accompanied by Chinese guard personnel, the guns and ammunition shall be kept by themselves respectively;
- (2) When guns and ammunition are transported as checked baggage, the external packing should be firm nontransparent container and labeled with distinguishable special tags. Since consignment, ground service personnel shall make careful monitoring throughout the whole process until the items are delivered to security personnel.
- (3) When weapons carried by security personnel are checked in, the charge is subject to calculation method of common overweight baggage.
Confidential documents/diplomatic pouches
- 1. Confidential documents or diplomatic pouches should be carried and kept by confidential liaison man or diplomatic messenger. In accordance with requirement of confidential liaison man or diplomatic messenger, Tianjin Airlines is able to handle as checked baggage; however, Tianjin Airlines shall only assume general checked baggage responsibility.
- 2. Confidential documents or diplomatic pouches carried by confidential liaison man or diplomatic messenger are permitted to be weighted or counted combined with baggage. The part exceeding free baggage allowance shall be handled as overweight baggage.
- 3. If the confidential documents or diplomatic pouches must occupy a seat, the passenger should apply when booking the seat. It shall be permitted to be transported upon approval from Tianjin Airline and relevant carrier.
- 4. For confidential document or diplomatic pouch occupying a seat, the passenger should buy a ticket with ticket price level the same as passenger ticket held by the confidential liaison man or diplomatic messenger from the place of departure to destination according to number of seat occupied.
- 5. Total weight of confidential documents or diplomatic pouches occupying each seat should not exceed 72 kg (domestic segment of international flight: 75kg); however, each piece should not exceed 50kg, and total volume should not exceed 40×60×100 cm.
- 6. Seat-occupying confidential document or diplomatic pouch has no free baggage allowance.
- 7. Freight of seat-occupying confidential documents or diplomatic pouches shall be calculated in accordance with the following two methods whichever is higher: according to actual weight of the seat-occupying confidential document or diplomatic pouch, calculate freight in accordance with excess baggage rate; according to occupied number of seat of the confidential document or diplomatic pouch, collect charge in accordance with ticket price having the same level as passenger ticket held by the confidential liaison man or diplomatic messenger from the place of departure to destination.
- 8. Confidential liaison man or diplomatic messenger holding seat ticket for the confidential document or diplomatic pouch should re-confirm the weight of the confidential document or diplomatic pouch when handling check-in procedures. If there is change, calculate the balance, which shall be made up in the way of collecting excess baggage charge or by MCO (miscellaneous charge order).
- 9. During stopover, in the event that traffic officers or diplomatic couriers request concerned personnel to let them stay on the aircraft to take care of confidential documents or diplomatic pouches, their request can be agreed providing workers can remain on the aircraft.
- 10. During transport, offer necessary assistance based on requirements by the confidential traffic officer or diplomatic courier.
- 11. Refer to the article 3, 8 for relevant formalities if carry-on baggage other than confidential documents or diplomatic pouches needs to occupy a seat.
Other special baggage
- 1. Charging standard:
- Charge of liquids, outdoor goods, baby stroller, Buddha statue, fruits and seafood and others with awful odor or disgusting other passengers included in special baggage are subject to common overweigh baggage; overweight baggage fee to be paid=(weight of checked baggage-applicable free baggage allowance) ×applicable overweight baggage free rate.
- 2. Checking standard for fresh products and perishables:
- It is prohibited to take them into passenger cabin as carry-on baggage;
- for checking, if dry ice is placed in it, it must comply with dry ice transport standard of the company;
- lively fresh seafood is prohibited. For checking frozen seafood, ice and water should be removed, then use undamaged plastic bag to pack the seafood, and then pack it into carton, plastic box, metal tank, foam box, carton coated with wax, wooden barrel, wooden box, or slat crate. Please make sure that the packing of frozen material is perfect, so as to prevent liquid from spilling over and polluting the cargo compartment or other checked baggage.
- 3. Notice to carrying bone ashes
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- (1) Bone ashes must be transported as goods. If as baggage, it should be agreed by Tianjin Airlines in advance.
- (2) If the bone ashes are transported as checked baggage, Tianjin Airlines shall only assume general checked baggage responsibility.
- (3) The checked bone ashes must be contained in sealed tank or box, which should be placed in wooden box with liner. The outermost layer should be cloth.
- (4) Notice to consignment charges: it shall be included in free baggage allowance. If the free baggage allowance is exceeded, overweight baggage charges shall be paid.
- (5) Under the condition that the external packing of the cremation urn and the emotion of passenger who carries cremation urn won't make other passengers perceive or feel disgusted, if required by passenger, bone ashes may be carried into passenger cabin.