Originally Posted by
Akiestar
They're a mess, yes, but an organized mess. While I won't compare PVG or PEK to, let's say, ICN or NRT, it's certainly better than many other airports, and I know what I'm getting when I pay $400 for, let's say, LAX-PVG-MNL rather than pay $200 more to transit through NRT, ICN, TPE or HKG.
I remember a time when China had absolutely no sterile transit while at the same time having TWOV. The situation now is much better than it was nine years ago.
Sorry, I know it's a dumb question, but under which scenario will there will be sterile transit? My example obviously didn't fit.