Here's what nobody tells you about the Taipei low-cost options: Tigerair Taiwan doesn't carry animals in the cabin or the baggage compartment, in any circumstances. That's their wording, and "any circumstances" is doing real work in that sentence — there's no fee, no crate spec and no vet letter that unlocks it. Mochi and I stopped reading at that line.
Tigerair Taiwan does not carry dogs or cats — not in the cabin, and not in the hold. There are no weight limits, fees or crate specifications to compare, because there is no pet service to book. This page shows the airline's own wording below, so you can stop checking and start looking at carriers that do fly pets on the route.
How Tigerair Taiwan handles your pet
Each fact comes straight from the operator’s published policy. Tap the to read the exact wording; the opens the source page.
In the cabin Not accepted
In the hold / cargo Not accepted
Cabin policy
Hold & cargo policy
Other rules
In the cabin Not accepted
In the hold / cargo Not accepted
Cabin policy
Hold & cargo policy
Health & documents
For a snub-nosed dog this matters twice over, because the carriers that do fly pets into Taiwan often restrict brachycephalic breeds in the hold, which pushes you to cabin-only — and cabin means a hard weight limit that includes the bag. Measure and weigh before you shop, not after. Mochi judges the queue length, not me. Get the plan settled and the queue stops mattering.
Glossary
- ISO chip
- ISO 11784/11785 — the universal microchip standard.
- FAVN
- Fluorescent Antibody Virus Neutralization — a rabies serology test required by rabies-free destinations.
- Brachycephalic
- Snub-nosed breeds (French Bulldogs, Pugs, Persians, Himalayans) with restricted airline acceptance due to heat-stress risk.
- AVIH
- Animal Vehicle In Hold — IATA's term for cargo pet shipment, with fees that vary by carrier and route.