Originally Posted by
CHIC SILBER
Clearly you were in the old terminal
Now they have 2 nearly mirror image HUMONGOUS terminals
A whole different world from what you experienced (& well done)
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Perhaps I should have wrote "11/06/10"; I doubt much has changed during the past 34 days.
Yes, there are two terminals, which are equally "blah" IMO.
The only airports I can think of that are worse for transit in the region are PEK (my
de facto current base) and CAN, though I must admit that the massage chairs in the CA lounge are pretty sweet.
The main reason I rank PEK below PVG, is the ATC issue; it's not uncommon to be delayed for 3+ hours there because all of the major arteries are jammed (PLA often plays a role).
But, seriously, the idea of comparing PVG to ICN/HKG/NRT is ludicrous. HND, which I sampled for the first time last month, is also MUCH better. IMO PVG is a poorly designed and underfunded project. While many are awed by the Maglev, keep in mind that it terminates in the middle of nowhere.