Originally Posted by
CDKing
Wow Sounds like Qantas may have a big fine coming. How can so many be allowed to fly without meeting TWOV requirements? Or were many of these on sub 24 hour but not allowed entry permit and stayed in the airport?
From my limited experience when a person fails to meet TWOV requirements they are usually given the choice to 'make' their travel compliant. In the case of my friends this was full fare one-way walk-ups on a flight exPVG to the USA (rather than returning to HKG from where they came).
Very expensive lesson, but I guess considered better than being barred from China in future.
We don't know what the passenger told QF - maybe he produced a ticke out of PVG within the 144 hours but planned a side trip to Beijing? Airlines don't usually ask for proof of hotel at check-in.
The downside is that if QF gets burned, it's going to be harder for future QF passengers to claim TWOV in the sense check-in may become overly cautious. .