Originally Posted by
eshroom
Thanks for the link. I am not flying from the UK, so didn't root around their UK website. I went on their CN website, which was also the one that came up on google.
Transit Hotel, Airport Transfer to Hotels Information - That site was less clear.
Flyertalk had reports of people suggesting a day hotel was not possible, so hopefully someone else might find this info useful.
The Air China UK website transit guide is THE AIR CHINA TRANSIT HOTEL GUIDE. It is not only for Uk departure but all Air China system wide transit hotel guide. The most accurate place is Air China Chinese website:
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The Chinese definition about eligibility is:
Originally Posted by airchina
中转时间要求
♦ 隔夜中转（中转点前序航班到达时间和后序航班起飞时间不在同一天），联程运输为国内转国内的航班，中转时间 须大于等于6小时，且小于等于24小时；联程运输为国内转国际、国际转国内、国际转国际的航班，中转时间须 大于等于6小时，且小于等于30小时。
♦ 当天中转（中转点前序航班到达时间和后序航班起飞时间在同一天），前序航班的计划降落时间在凌晨8点（含） 前，中转时间须大于等于6小时。
It basically is the same of the Air China UK guide regarding the transit time definition, in fact, the Air China UK information is much more defined than the Chinese site.