CI Airline Code: China Airlines IATA & ICAO
China Airlines is stored in this dataset as IATA code CI and ICAO code CAL, based in Taiwan. GDS segment lines print the IATA code before the flight number. Live routes, fares and baggage policies are not in this dataset.
Overview
CI is the IATA airline designator stored for China Airlines. ICAO is CAL. Country of record: Taiwan. On a cryptic GDS line the IATA code sits immediately before the flight number, for example CI 456. Agents should not confuse CI (two characters, sometimes a digit such as 6E) with CAL (three letters). This code page does not list routes, alliances, baggage rules, or fleet. Those facts are not in the dataset. Other Taiwan carriers stored here: BR (EVA Air). To decode a full itinerary that markets CI, paste the PNR into the parser.
How to use this page
- Find CI at the start of the flight line in the PNR.
- Paste the full itinerary into the PNR parser (or the GDS-specific parser if you know the host).
- Confirm the carrier name resolves to China Airlines.
- Do not add baggage or meal claims that the PNR did not print.
Example
Example segment: 2 CI 456 H 26OCT 5 WLGAKL HK1 1945 2050 The parser should set marketing carrier CI (China Airlines) and flight 456. Class H is a fare bucket, not proof of cabin without the booking-class tool.
FAQs
What does CI mean?
CI is the IATA airline code stored for China Airlines.
What airline is CI?
China Airlines, country of record Taiwan.
What is the ICAO code for China Airlines?
CAL.
Is CI the same as CAL?
No. Tickets and GDS segments use CI. Flight plans use CAL.
Where is China Airlines based?
This dataset lists Taiwan. Headquarters address is not stored.
How do I parse a CI itinerary?
Paste the GDS text into the PNR parser. Lines beginning with CI plus a flight number become segments.
Does this page show China Airlines schedules?
No. Schedules are not in the dataset.
What baggage does CI allow?
Only what the pasted PNR prints (for example 2PC). Public policy pages are not stored here.
Are there other airlines from Taiwan?
Stored peers: BR (EVA Air).
Can CI include a number?
Some IATA codes include a digit (for example 6E). This catalog stores those codes when present.
How is China Airlines shown in a PNR?
Usually as marketing carrier CI before the flight number, not the full name.
Where does this information come from?
The product airline table used by the parser. Last template update 17 Aug 2026. Unverified operational claims are omitted.