Originally Posted by
jv1180
Thanks for your quick response. My concern is with the transit in CAN, as per the notes (note 1 at the start of the thread) it seems that CAN only allows multi-stops if the first port is PEK which it is not in this case. Connection times are short (6 hours in PVG and 3 hours in CAN ) so we are not even looking at leaving the airport but since we are changing from International to national flights in Shanghai I assume we have to go through immigration. Any advice is appreciated
My only experience so far in China was a flight in and out of CAN, without leaving the international area.
You're right, good catch. There has been a bunch of changes in the last 6-8 weeks for TWOV at CAN and I can't keep up. Therefore, I must backpedal with my previous answer to your question and say that until the provision in the TIMATIC addressing the multiple stop TWOV goes away, that your passengers doing PVG + CAN need to get Chinese visas. OR...change routings. The passenger going through CKG should still be OK.
At some point, the dragnet/crackdown on certain nationalities getting into China via Guangdong (some via TWOV) will probably wind down, and I believe these special provisions at CAN will revert back to what it was before. But no predictions on timetable. If these trips are imminent, you need to work with the information we have, but if the trips are well into the future, you could wait and see what unfolds with the regulations before deciding. Although if you choose to try to change routings, it may get increasingly harder to find seats on suitable flight segments at reasonable prices, depending on when you plan to fly.