Current China Entry policy
Mar 22, 2022, 7:47 pm
#1591
FlyerTalk Evangelist
Join Date: Feb 2003
Posts: 10,228
If the airport hotel is still open at PVG I’d definitely do that. Wouldn’t want to risk leaving the airport grounds though at the moment. What time is the NZ flight? If it’s an evening flight I’d just take an early morning flight to PVG same day. Don’t think the skies around shanghai are too crowded these days so delays should be minimal.
Mar 22, 2022, 7:52 pm
#1592
Join Date: May 2010
Location: AVP & PEK
Programs: UA 1K 1.9MM
Posts: 6,355
If the airport hotel is still open at PVG I’d definitely do that. Wouldn’t want to risk leaving the airport grounds though at the moment. What time is the NZ flight? If it’s an evening flight I’d just take an early morning flight to PVG same day. Don’t think the skies around shanghai are too crowded these days so delays should be minimal.
Going to ask you for any future travel advice from now on.
.....I think I am terribly out of practice!
P.S. NZ flight is 2:15pm. Have an early morning flight booked now PEK-PVG. Will continue to keep other options open though, just in case...
Mar 22, 2022, 9:20 pm
#1593
Suspended
Join Date: Feb 2015
Location: CA, FL, and China.
Programs: UA1K (no longer serviced!), Bonvoy P, Hyatt G
Posts: 704
Just a public service announcement for anyone who is considering coming over to China for work or a critical business trip in the near future. Do not come. I say that as a long term expat who generally loves living in China.
Until China changes their zero Covid policy there is no way I would recommend anyone come here minus a family emergency. The job you think is great, the money you think you’ll make, it isn’t worth it.
The line of people heading for the exits can only be getting longer after this stuff. It’s a shame.
Until China changes their zero Covid policy there is no way I would recommend anyone come here minus a family emergency. The job you think is great, the money you think you’ll make, it isn’t worth it.
The line of people heading for the exits can only be getting longer after this stuff. It’s a shame.
It’s become bipolar because there are some expats with full blown Stockholm syndrome lying to themselves and others about this being an acceptable way to live.
Mar 23, 2022, 12:24 am
#1594
Ambassador, Hong Kong and Macau
Join Date: May 2009
Location: HKG
Programs: Non-top tier Asia Miles member
Posts: 19,802
Just a public service announcement for anyone who is considering coming over to China for work or a critical business trip in the near future. Do not come. I say that as a long term expat who generally loves living in China.
Until China changes their zero Covid policy there is no way I would recommend anyone come here minus a family emergency. The job you think is great, the money you think you’ll make, it isn’t worth it.
The line of people heading for the exits can only be getting longer after this stuff. It’s a shame.
Until China changes their zero Covid policy there is no way I would recommend anyone come here minus a family emergency. The job you think is great, the money you think you’ll make, it isn’t worth it.
The line of people heading for the exits can only be getting longer after this stuff. It’s a shame.
Mar 26, 2022, 12:29 am
#1595
Join Date: Jan 2018
Location: HANDAN
Programs: Air China Phoenix Miles
Posts: 61
Well, I managed to escape Shanghai this morning, but for the past couple of days it was looking very doubtful I would. There was no hassle entering Hongqiao station, a cursory look at my PCR test report, the test was taken on thursday morning, a flash of a screenshot of my green code and I was in...In the station I sat watching as cancelled train followed cancelled train on the departure board. In fact 14 of the 15 trains scheduled before mine came up as red were cancelled...luckily G1956 came up blue and the train is now just pulling into Hefei and under 6 hours from Handan, where my wife has been told I will be met by two government officials and taken to a hotel for 14, but maybe 7, days....Happy days....
Mar 26, 2022, 8:42 am
#1596
Join Date: Jan 2018
Location: HANDAN
Programs: Air China Phoenix Miles
Posts: 61
So, here are a few pictures of my new quarrantine hotel in Handan......
Mar 26, 2022, 8:56 am
#1597
FlyerTalk Evangelist
Join Date: Feb 2003
Posts: 10,228
Looks pretty sweet….
Mar 26, 2022, 11:01 am
#1598
FlyerTalk Evangelist
Join Date: Jul 2003
Location: BOS, PVG
Programs: United 1K and 1MM, Marriott Ambassador
Posts: 10,000
Well, I managed to escape Shanghai this morning, but for the past couple of days it was looking very doubtful I would. There was no hassle entering Hongqiao station, a cursory look at my PCR test report, the test was taken on thursday morning, a flash of a screenshot of my green code and I was in...In the station I sat watching as cancelled train followed cancelled train on the departure board. In fact 14 of the 15 trains scheduled before mine came up as red were cancelled...luckily G1956 came up blue and the train is now just pulling into Hefei and under 6 hours from Handan, where my wife has been told I will be met by two government officials and taken to a hotel for 14, but maybe 7, days....Happy days....
Mar 26, 2022, 11:12 am
#1599
Join Date: May 2009
Location: SIN (with a bit of ZRH sprinkled in)
Posts: 9,455
You get what you pay for 
Mar 27, 2022, 7:35 am
#1601
Join Date: Jan 2018
Location: HANDAN
Programs: Air China Phoenix Miles
Posts: 61
Mar 27, 2022, 7:40 am
#1602
Join Date: Jan 2018
Location: HANDAN
Programs: Air China Phoenix Miles
Posts: 61
Mar 27, 2022, 9:44 am
#1603
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Join Date: Feb 2003
Posts: 10,228
The government has now taken the absolutely insane decision to lock down Shanghai in 2 parts. Tonight until April 1 for Pudong and April 1 until April 5 for Puxi.
All in a quest to knock out a virus for which they say 98% of people who get it are asymptomatic.
All in a quest to knock out a virus for which they say 98% of people who get it are asymptomatic.
Mar 27, 2022, 10:57 am
#1604
Join Date: May 2009
Location: SIN (with a bit of ZRH sprinkled in)
Posts: 9,455
Singapore shows the world (or better said: Asia) how it's done. NZ as well.
Mar 27, 2022, 11:40 am
#1605
Join Date: Jan 2020
Programs: Marriott Titanium (Lifetime Gold), Caesars Diamond
Posts: 1,402
The amusing thing is how they said recently they weren’t going to lock down. Now they’re changing their mind as fast as the HK government!