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Old Jun 27, 2018 | 6:32 pm
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Originally Posted by JeffHallSD
Thank you so much! I am trying to figure out how to access Timatic from the Wiki but do not see a link or a place I can enter the information. These are the flights I am considering switching to as it gives me a better schedule for PVG.

Fri, Apr 12, 2019

Departing
Fri, Apr 12
6:19 amSan Diego, CA, US (SAN)
Arriving
Sat, Apr 13
5:10 pmShanghai, CN (PVG - Pu Dong)
Number of stops
2 Connections
San Diego, CA, US (SAN)
Shanghai, CN (PVG - Pu Dong)
Flight segments
  • SAN to SFO
    SAN to SFO
    FLIGHTUA 2235
    Aircraft typeAirbus A319
    Wifi onboardFlight advisories
  • 3h 4m connection
  • SFO to KIX
    SFO to KIX
    FLIGHTUA 35
    Aircraft typeBoeing 787-8 Dreamliner
    Wifi onboardFlight advisories
  • 55m connection
  • KIX to PVG
    KIX to PVG
    FLIGHTNH 975
    Aircraft typeBoeing 767-300
    Flight advisories
    Operated By All Nippon Airways

Fri, Apr 19, 2019

Departing8:10 pmShanghai, CN (PVG - Pu Dong)
Arriving9:03 pmSan Diego, CA, US (SAN)
Number of stops
1 Connection
Shanghai, CN (PVG - Pu Dong)
San Diego, CA, US (SAN)

Flight segments
  • PVG to LAX
    PVG to LAX
    FLIGHTUA 199
    Aircraft typeBoeing 787-9 Dreamliner
    Wifi onboardFlight advisories
  • 3h 25m connection
  • LAX to SAN
    LAX to SAN
    FLIGHTUA 5725
    Aircraft typeCanadair Regional Jet 700
    Flight advisories
    Operated By SKYWEST DBA UNITED EXPRESS
Your itinerary for TWOV purposes is solely KIX-PVG-LAX. none of the other flights are relevant. The link to timatic in the wiki is the full text, you need to read the paragraph relevant to Shanghai, which states 144 hours.

If you use an airline provided link, all that link does is give you an excerpt from the full version of timatic, tailored to your travel plans. You’d need to enter Japan as the origin and USA as the destination, and China as the transit.
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