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I'm not sure you know what you are talking about. Why can't you receive an airway bill if you fly on a US airline? Whenever you fly cargo (in this case a pet) you get the airway bill. I think you may be confused and think the animal flew in the cabin with us, in which case you would not get an airway bill. However, I never said that the pet was in the cabin. I just said she was on the same flight. My first post notes the details of dropping a pet off at a cargo facility, not checking it into the plane's cabin. Our pet was shipped on my flight to HK from the US as manifest cargo, no problem. We dropped her off at Cathay's cargo office/ department and did the airline paperwork and received the airway bill, before checking ourselves in at the airport. Picked her up on the other end at the cargo facility in HK after she cleared examinations by the AFCD officer. Handed them the same paperwork that we received from the airline along with the import permit and other vet forms, etc. Had an export agency pick up a second dog that flew on a relative's flight, but the same procedure applied.

Miu, your cat can fly on the same flight, as "manifest cargo". It is fairly simple to arrange transport of an animal directly with the airline's cargo department. If Cathay flies from Tibet to HK I would recommend using them to transport the cat. They have a good reputation for transporting animals safely.