Originally Posted by
moondog
As someone who often uses his phone to browse the internet, I'm with you wrt ctu; save characters!
In the context of China,
"pvg" is the only airport code usage that irks me in the slightest. "Sh" requires less typing time, and "sha" covers the entire shanghai municipality.
PVG code origin 1999
PUDON
G
substituted "V" latin alphabet character for "U"