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Old Oct 7, 2014 | 8:01 pm
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Originally Posted by mathbot
Hi, I'm flying from Tokyo (NRT) to Singapore via PVG (Shanghai) and CTU (Chengdu).

I first have a stopover in PVG, arriving at 17:10 and departing to CTU at 14:25 (next day), for a total time of 21h15min. In CTU I have a stopover of 2h25min (17:35-20:00) before continuing to Singapore.

So in total, my transit time in China is 23h40min, which is less than 24h. 1. Will I be allowed to leave the PVG airport and enter Shanghai during the first stopover? 2. Do I need to contact the airline in advance?

(I'm holding a Schengen passport.)
1. yes (it is impossible to transfer from an international flight to a domestic flight without entering China)
2. no
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