Originally Posted by
Hamurabi2008
PEK to PVG more likely to be international metal w international C/F (esp 3-class config). Ensure you have a feeder flight OUT of China so any delay on the international lag INTO China does not force you to delay (esp as there are not so may flights to PVG)
PEK to SHA is mostly domestic C / F. Certainly not the same standard.
Dissenting opinion:
-Hongqiao is absolutely preferable to PVG when you have a choice because it's at least 20 minutes closer in from most points in SH, including Lujiazui
-the argument that PVG has nicer planes doesn't hold a lot of water because for every slick plane, there are two 320s; what's more, there's no shortage of big metal on the PEK-SHA run, including internationally configured 747s/340s
-PEK-SHA has far more flights than PEK-PVG (i.e. at least 3:1), which means it's easier to get rebooked when things don't pan out
-while PEK T2 isn't as nice as T3, it's a whole lot more user friendly (i.e. smaller, faster)
-the same goes for airplanes; IME when the timeliness factor is eliminated from the equation (which, affects all flights equally), 737s are preferable to bigger planes; you get on quickly, peace out for two hours, then escape; there's little glamor to it, but they get you there,... with enough money left in your pocket to get a massage and a nice dinner