Confirmation: If you have reserved a seat to continue your flight in China,
or for a return journey on an international or regional flight, you should
reconfirm its reservation at least 72 hours before departure if you'll stop
over at the boarding place for longer than 72 hours. Or else the seat shall
be automatically cancelled. No confirmation is necessary if you stop over at
the place for your continued flight or return flight for less than 72
hours.Ticket Validity: The validity period of normal fare tickets, whether
for single, return or circular trips, is one year. The validity periods of
special fare tickets and discount normal fare tickets are calculated on the
basis of related fares in accordance with relevant stipulations.
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