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Jan 19, 2010 | 7:51 pm

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Quote:

Originally Posted by jrsmooth

I have a very tight connection at PVG, arriving DL789 at 7:20PM, clear custom (not going to check any bags), run from T2 to T1, board a China Eastern flight that departs at 9PM (I was told check-in closes 40 minutes before departure, and that's the last flight to CAN for the day).

The MCT for a T2 to T1 connection at PVG is 2h30m, so your proposed connection is not just "tight", it's not even legal:

[KVS Availability Tool 5.1.8/Diamond - Reference: Minimum Connection Time [MCT]: PVG/DL-MU]

Code:

                                               DD  DI  ID  II   
STANDARD:         PVG                          020 060 060 060  
TERMINAL:         PVG  1  TO  1                120 120 120 120  
                       1  TO  2                150 150 150 150  
                       2  TO  1                150 150 150 150  
                       2  TO  2                120 120 120 120  
EXCEPTIONS:                                                     
A/L              TR                                             
-ALL-            1                             090 120 120 120  
MU               1                                              
-ALL-            1                             150 150 150 150  
MU               2                                              
-ALL-            2                             150 150 150 150  
MU               1                                              
-ALL-            2                             090 120 120 120  
MU               2                                              
**END OF DISPLAY**

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