The temperature control ability of China Airlines’ fleet as following: 

• For deep frozen product, use ‘t’ type container only. Dry ice must be loaded in both the dry ice bunker (20%) and cargo area (80%) to maintain -20°C. Re-icing the bunker only will not maintain -20°C
• Since ‘t’ type container does not heat, the container is to be stored in an environment where temperature is at least 10°C to avoid overcool. Avoid exposure to extreme heat or direct sunlight since under such situation dry ice consumption is accelerated. Exposure to temperature 30°C above the set temperature should be limited to 2 hours.
• One of the following process controls is required to use the ‘t’ type container for Controlled Room Temperature products:

  a. The product is packaged in an insulated overpack before loading in the container.

  b. Aircraft temperature is above 20°C with dry ice in the container bunker.

  c. B744P not applicable.

• ‘t’ type container require cargo hold ventilation and temperature control during flight.

We provide the Cool Chain / Pharma services in United States, Europe and Asia. The temperature-controlled storage information of serviced station as following

*Our storage capacity and facility may change from time to time. This table is not confirmation of acceptance of your shipment.

Tracking devices work with GPS/LTE/3G/4G/5G/etc signals shall be approved by TW Authority before loaded into CI aircrafts.
 
If the device you would like to use is not listed below, please request the device’s manufacturer to contact us for assistance.
Fuyuan HSIAO MR. -- fu-yuan.hsiao@china-airlines.com
 
Note: No limitation for data loggers work with BLE environment. Prior approval is not required.

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1. The storage temperature requirement in the “Handling Information” box of Air Waybills must be as follows: “Keep between X and Y degrees Celsius whenever possible during transportation and storage” where X and Y are respectively the minimum and the maximum transportation (external or ambient) temperature.
2. Only single temperature range is indicated on one Air Waybill. Under no circumstance are air waybills to be completed with unreasonable instructions or specific temperature conditions. Entries such as “Keep between 2 ~ 8°C at all times” and “Maintain at below 5°C” are not acceptable.
3. The exact description of the time and temperature sensitive cargo: e.g. Consol. (pharmaceuticals, vaccine…etc) or pharmaceuticals, vaccine.
4. Dry ice is classified as dangerous goods. When shipped in or with cargo as a refrigerant, the air waybill must contain the entries (e.g. UN 1845 Carbon Dioxide, solid. 2 x 20 kg) required under the IATA Dangerous Goods Regulations.

1. In consolidations unless all packages are assigned into one temperature range as shown in the Air Waybills.
2. In different temperature ranges unless separate Air Waybills are issued for each product requiring the same temperature range.
3. Whenever possible, all packages should be clearly marked with their contents and the correct temperature requirement range (in Celsius).

1. The package containing dry ice must be so constructed to permit the release of carbon dioxide gas to prevent a build-up of pressure (1 kg dry ice will convert to 530L of gas) that could rupture the packaging.
2. The storage (ambient or external) temperature for package containing dry ice (cooling only) must be maintained at least +5°C above the optimal product (internal) temperature to prevent product within the package from “overcool” (e.g. Vaccine 2 ~ 8°C packed with dry ice and stored in cold room with set temperature 5°C for 24 hrs, the internal temperature will drop below 0°C and vaccine will become frozen).