Originally Posted by
weezathon
Hi! First post from a confused passenger... I'm flying Gatwick to Tokyo with a connection in Shanghai T2, both flights with Air China and 3.5h between flights. My question is will I need to collect my checked bag or will it be automatically put on my Tokyo flight? Air China at Gatwick said I won't have to collect but I'm not overly convinced! If I do need to collect the bag, do I need the transit visa? Thanks everyone!
You almost certainly won't need a transit visa for that, and I'll give you very high odds of not having to deal with your luggage during the layover, but here's a recent data point from a poster that did need to recheck his/her bags at PVG-T2:
https://www.flyertalk.com/forum/35917567-post10.html