Airline guide
Xiamen AirlinesIATA code MF
Baggage allowances, fare rules, check-in cut-offs and contact details for Xiamen Airlines. Policy figures are read from Xiamen Airlines’s own published pages and each one shows where it came from and when we checked it.
- Home country
- People's Republic of China
- Busiest markets
- Xiamen, Fuzhou, Hangzhou
- By route count · route data Jul 2026
- Destinations
- 56 in 7 countries
- Route data Jul 2026
Xiamen Airlines at a glance
Cabin bag size
- Cabin bag size
- 55 x 40 x 20 cm
Verified 6 Oct 2026xiamenair.com (opens in a new tab)Full rules: Cabin bag sizeCabin bag weight
- Economy
- 1 cabin bag up to 5 kg + 1 personal item included free
- Business & First
- 2 cabin bags up to 8 kg each + 1 personal item (Business Class)
Verified 6 Oct 2026xiamenair.com (opens in a new tab)Full rules: Cabin bag weightChecked bag
- Economy
- 1 piece up to 23 kg (50 lbs) or 2 x 23 kg on international long-haul routes (Economy Class)
Verified 6 Oct 2026xiamenair.com (opens in a new tab)Full rules: Checked bagOnline check-in
- Online check-in opens
- 24 hours before departure via web or XiamenAir app
Verified 6 Oct 2026xiamenair.com (opens in a new tab)Full rules: Online check-inAirport check-in closes
- Domestic
- 45 minutes before departure
- International
- 60 minutes before departure
Verified 6 Oct 2026xiamenair.com (opens in a new tab)Full rules: Airport check-in closesCustomer service
- Customer service phone
- Service hotline: 95557
Verified 4 Sep 2026xiamenair.com (opens in a new tab)Full rules: Customer service
Xiamen Airlines carry-on baggage allowance
Cabin baggage over these limits for pieces, weight or size must be checked.
| Cabin | Carry-on weight |
|---|---|
| Economy | 1 cabin bag up to 5 kg + 1 personal item included free Verified 6 Oct 2026xiamenair.com (opens in a new tab) |
| Business & First | 2 cabin bags up to 8 kg each + 1 personal item (Business Class) Verified 6 Oct 2026xiamenair.com (opens in a new tab) |
- Cabin bag weight
- Each cabin piece up to 8 kilograms (17 pounds).
- Verified 4 Sep 2026xiamenair.com (opens in a new tab)
- Pieces by cabin
- First and Business Class: two pieces of cabin baggage. Economy Class: one piece.
- Verified 4 Sep 2026xiamenair.com (opens in a new tab)
Xiamen Airlines checked baggage allowance
International and regional flights use a piece allowance that Xiamen Airlines publishes and updates on its baggage pages.
| Cabin | Checked allowance |
|---|---|
| Economy | 1 piece up to 23 kg (50 lbs) or 2 x 23 kg on international long-haul routes (Economy Class) Verified 6 Oct 2026xiamenair.com (opens in a new tab) |
| Business | 2 pieces up to 32 kg (70 lbs) each included (Business Class) Verified 6 Oct 2026xiamenair.com (opens in a new tab) |
| First | 2 pieces up to 32 kg (70 lbs) each included (First Class) Verified 6 Oct 2026xiamenair.com (opens in a new tab) |
- Allowance domestic
- Domestic flights: 40 kilograms in First Class, 30 kilograms in Business Class, 20 kilograms in Economy Class. Children on child fares get the adult allowance; infants without a seat get none, but one stroller, bassinet or car seat travels free.
- Verified 4 Sep 2026xiamenair.com (opens in a new tab)
- Size and weight limits
- Domestic flights: each piece up to 50 kilograms and 100 x 60 x 40 centimeters. International and regional flights: each piece up to 32 kilograms (45 kilograms to or from the United States) and 203cm in combined dimensions.
- Verified 4 Sep 2026xiamenair.com (opens in a new tab)
What Xiamen Airlines’s cheapest fare includes
- Lowest fare
- Economy Discount, Economy Standard, Economy Flex, Business Class, First Class
- Seat selection
- Included in Business, First, and Economy Flex; fee on Discount.
- Changes and cancellations
- Economy Discount non-refundable; Standard and Flex allow changes with fee; Business fully flexible.
Xiamen Airlines cabins and aircraft
Choose a seat by location and legroom, or accept a free seat assignment at check-in. Use your flight seat map because options vary with the aircraft.
- Seat options
- Economy Class, Business Class (reverse-herringbone direct aisle access lie-flat suites on B787 Dreamliner).
- Verified 6 Oct 2026xiamenair.com (opens in a new tab)
- Reserved or random
- Free advance seat selection on Flex/Business/First; assigned free at check-in.
- Verified 6 Oct 2026xiamenair.com (opens in a new tab)
- Family seating
- XiamenAir automatically seats children under 12 next to an accompanying adult free of charge.
- Verified 6 Oct 2026xiamenair.com (opens in a new tab)
If your Xiamen Airlines flight is delayed or cancelled
These are Xiamen Airlines' own terms in its general conditions of carriage; a delay means more than 15 minutes late.
- Care
- Meals, beverages, and hotel lodging provided for controllable delays under CAAC regulations.
- Verified 6 Oct 2026xiamenair.com (opens in a new tab)
- Refund
- For an involuntary refund (flight cancelled, delayed, brought forward or rerouted), an unused ticket is refunded in full with refundable taxes and charges and no refund fee.
- Verified 4 Sep 2026xiamenair.com (opens in a new tab)
- Compensation
- Statutory remedies provided under CAAC passenger service regulations.
- Verified 6 Oct 2026xiamenair.com (opens in a new tab)
- Rebooking and refunds
- Full refund or free flight rebooking if flight cancelled or delayed >3 hours.
- Verified 6 Oct 2026xiamenair.com (opens in a new tab)
Xiamen Airlines check-in times and airport cut-offs
- Online check-in opens
- 24 hours before departure via web or XiamenAir app
- Domestic check-in closes
- 45 minutes before departure
- International check-in closes
- 60 minutes before departure
- Boarding closes
- 15 to 20 minutes before departure
How to contact Xiamen Airlines
- International phone
- Overseas service hotline: +86-592-2226666
- Verified 4 Sep 2026xiamenair.com (opens in a new tab)
- Conditions of carriage
- xiamenair.com/brandnew_EN/travel-transport-condition (opens in a new tab)
- Verified 4 Sep 2026xiamenair.com (opens in a new tab)
Where Xiamen Airlines flies
Source: Originfacts route-network dataset, built from TravelPayouts route data (updated 2026-07). Not verified by hand.
We track 374 Xiamen Airlines routes serving 56 destinations across 7 countries.
- Destinations
- 56
- Countries
- 7
- Routes tracked
- 374
- Longest route
- 3,206 km
Busiest markets by route count
- Xiamen43 routes
- Fuzhou33 routes
- Hangzhou29 routes
- Chongqing18 routes
- Changsha16 routes
A market may include more than one airport.
Longest route in the dataset
3,206 km great-circle distance between the two airports.
Common questions about flying Xiamen Airlines
What size cabin bag can I take on Xiamen Airlines?
According to Xiamen Airlines’s own website (xiamenair.com, checked 6 Oct 2026): 55 x 40 x 20 cm.
How heavy can my Xiamen Airlines carry-on bag be?
According to Xiamen Airlines’s own website (xiamenair.com, checked 6 Oct 2026): 1 cabin bag up to 5 kg + 1 personal item included free.
What is the Xiamen Airlines Economy checked baggage allowance?
According to Xiamen Airlines’s own website (xiamenair.com, checked 6 Oct 2026): 1 piece up to 23 kg (50 lbs) or 2 x 23 kg on international long-haul routes (Economy Class).
When can I check in online with Xiamen Airlines?
According to Xiamen Airlines’s own website (xiamenair.com, checked 6 Oct 2026): 24 hours before departure via web or XiamenAir app.
When does Xiamen Airlines check-in close for domestic flights?
According to Xiamen Airlines’s own website (xiamenair.com, checked 6 Oct 2026): 45 minutes before departure.
When does Xiamen Airlines check-in close for international flights?
According to Xiamen Airlines’s own website (xiamenair.com, checked 6 Oct 2026): 60 minutes before departure.
What is the Xiamen Airlines customer service phone number?
According to Xiamen Airlines’s own website (xiamenair.com, checked 4 Sep 2026): Service hotline: 95557.
How many destinations does Xiamen Airlines fly to?
Originfacts tracks 56 Xiamen Airlines destinations across 7 countries, on 374 routes.
Where is Xiamen Airlines based?
Xiamen Airlines is based in People's Republic of China. In the Originfacts route dataset, its busiest market is Xiamen, followed by Fuzhou, Hangzhou and Chongqing.
What aircraft appear on Xiamen Airlines routes?
The routes we hold name Airbus A321, Airbus A330-300, Airbus A340-300, Boeing 737, Boeing 737-800, Boeing 757, Boeing/McDonnell Douglas MD-90 and Embraer E190. That dataset accumulates over time, so treat it as a record of what has flown rather than a current fleet list.
What is the longest Xiamen Airlines route?
Fuzhou to Singapore, at 3,206 km.
Sources and verification
Baggage, fare, check-in, disruption and contact figures are published only when they are read from Xiamen Airlines’s own pages or a named regulator, and each one shows the page and the date it was checked. Where sources disagree we show both and publish neither. Route and destination figures come from the Originfacts route dataset and show its date instead; they are not verified by hand.
- Carry-onVerified 4 Sep 2026 – 6 Oct 2026
- Checked bagsVerified 4 Sep 2026 – 6 Oct 2026
- Cheapest fareVerified 6 Oct 2026
- Cabins & aircraftVerified 6 Oct 2026
- Delays & cancellationsVerified 4 Sep 2026 – 6 Oct 2026
- Check-inVerified 6 Oct 2026
- ContactVerified 4 Sep 2026
- Where they flyRoute data, Jul 2026Originfacts route-network dataset, built from TravelPayouts route data