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Oct 7, 2014 | 8:38 pm

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Quote:

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. Will I be allowed to leave the PVG airport and enter Shanghai during the first stopover? Do I need to contact the airline in advance?

(I'm holding a Schengen passport.)

Your time in China is NOT less than 24 hours. Your scheduled arrival (PVG) is 1710 and your scheduled departure (CTU) is 2000 the next day. You cannot do TWOV on this itinerary.