RP holders travelling from the US must get pre-approval
Sep 19, 2021, 7:49 am
#31
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I still think my Thailand plan would have worked, but I grabbed UA857 when the price dropped to (near) $2k a few weeks ago because I want to return semi-soon.
My friend (who is in our Wechat group) flew LAX-XMN without trouble on the flight or quarantine in Xiamen, but he received an additional 2 weeks of hotel quarantine in Hangzhou. Methinks he could have averted this if he had a residential lease in place.
Switching topics, I researched the approved Covid test sites in Norcal only:
Last edited by moondog; Sep 19, 2021 at 7:55 am
Sep 19, 2021, 6:30 pm
#32
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I still think my Thailand plan would have worked, but I grabbed UA857 when the price dropped to (near) $2k a few weeks ago because I want to return semi-soon.
My friend (who is in our Wechat group) flew LAX-XMN without trouble on the flight or quarantine in Xiamen, but he received an additional 2 weeks of hotel quarantine in Hangzhou. Methinks he could have averted this if he had a residential lease in place.
Switching topics, I researched the approved Covid test sites in Norcal only:
Sep 20, 2021, 5:39 am
#33
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The quarantine staff is saying no change. They escort you in a quarantine shuttle directly to the airport, ensure you have the codes and paperwork for boarding pass, and escort to the gate of your airplane or train to GTFO of Xiamen on day 14. If flights start getting cancelled or other things get messed up it could cause problems. It’s China things go wrong all the time.
Sep 20, 2021, 7:08 am
#34
Join Date: Jan 2003
Location: PVG
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Well, usually the COVID count "resets" (清零)14 days after there's been no cases. Meaning if you go there, your code remains green. Hopefully that happens by the time Globally Serviced gets out of quarantine. Otherwise could be troublesome for where-ever he goes next.
Sep 20, 2021, 8:56 pm
#36
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Yep flights are indefinitely suspended. As of now, the high speed train is still running so I have a ticket for an 8 hour train to shanghai. Hopefully that materializes or else I’m stuck in this quarantine 21 days and then stuck in Andaz Xiamen until things change.
Sep 20, 2021, 9:04 pm
#37
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Yep flights are indefinitely suspended. As of now, the high speed train is still running so I have a ticket for an 8 hour train to shanghai. Hopefully that materializes or else I’m stuck in this quarantine 21 days and then stuck in Andaz Xiamen until things change.
