Originally Posted by
jiejie
And there are indications that PVG is going to allow direct airside transit as an option for intl-intl connecting passengers, which would imply that autochecking bags through will be a possibility, and helpful for those on short layover TWOV's rather than true stopover TWOV's.
Originally Posted by
moondog
There is airside transit at PVG now, but nobody here has tried it out yet (or if they have, they haven't told us).
Originally Posted by
igopogo
Despite having read that transit was possible airside, when I transited shanghai in April it looked to me like everyone was funneled out. I was changing airlines, so it wasn't a super-clean transit, but I didn't see anyway that a traveler could stay airside.
Anyone have additional info on airside transit at PVG?
US passport holder
Arriving on OZ from ICN
Departing on NZ to AKL
3-4h layover
Related: Does the Shanghai Airlines 77 lounge (for *A) require a lounge invitation (in which case I'll have to go out to the NZ checkin desk anyway) or will a qualifying boarding pass suffice?