Originally Posted by
moondog
If
surryson is able to short check his luggage to PVG, I'd almost be inclined to label the hotel reservation as window dressing because setting the "airline 2 retrieves bag from belt, checks in passenger, and hand delivers boarding pass" train in motion requires additional work (i.e. something to be avoided, when possible).
That having been said, I'd certainly reserve a room if I was
surryson, in order to create the second prong.
I doubt I'd go so far as to prepay for the room though.
Lets hope for surryson that the staff at PVG is lazy, because at PKX the China Southern International Transfer-Desk staff organised for the luggage of another fellow passenger (citizen of the Philippines) to be taken from the Xiamen Airlines flight inbound from Doha and checked-in for his connecting flight with China Southern to MFM or HKG (can't remember exactly...) without him ever leaving the transit area.
Thank god Trip.com allows cancellations up until 8 p.m. on the day of arrival.
