Originally Posted by
Jimgotkp
You probably had an untrained check-in agent at HKG (?) I flew HKG-PVG-ORD-SEA and was able to check my bags all the way to ORD. She also gave me my BPs to ORD as well. I will mention that it took her sometime to check me in on the system, so maybe some CSRs aren't familiar with these types of tickets.
I put up some (nice) resistance, then finally asked for the supervisor, and she came over and confirmed that they "were only allowed to check me [and bags] to PVG" and no further. This was in January, and it was at the First class check-in at HKG. Thankfully, unlike the U.S., China has a transit without visa (TWOV) provision, otherwise we would have been SOL.
Originally Posted by
Jimgotkp
You should've also been able to transit at PVG w/o clearing immigration/security or picking up your bags. There's a transit desk after you get out of the plane and walk towards the Immigration/Customs line. It was open and manned both times I flew through PVG.
With the bags short checked by KA to PVG that was not an option.