PVG Satellite Terminal
Dec 13, 2023, 11:16 am
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PVG Satellite Terminal
Do whatever you can to avoid this place (basically don’t take MU or Skyteam airlines into PVG). If your plane parks there it means you’ll have a minimum of an hour from touchdown to leaving the airport and that’s with echannel. I had the pleasure of arriving there after midnight when, although they are using the terminal, they shut off all the escalators so you need to carry your bags down to the train to the main terminal. Worse than SZX and PEK T3.
Whenever possible I go to SHA but obviously the places from which you can fly to Hongqiao from abroad are very limited. From Southeast Asia or further afield I guess we’ll all have to run the risk of parking at this monstrosity upon arrival.
Whenever possible I go to SHA but obviously the places from which you can fly to Hongqiao from abroad are very limited. From Southeast Asia or further afield I guess we’ll all have to run the risk of parking at this monstrosity upon arrival.
Dec 13, 2023, 8:44 pm
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I mean, HND does have a good number of international flights of its own, so (origin)-HND-SHA is always an option if you're willing to deal with an overnight depending on where you're arriving from.
Dec 14, 2023, 4:55 pm
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Do whatever you can to avoid this place (basically don’t take MU or Skyteam airlines into PVG). If your plane parks there it means you’ll have a minimum of an hour from touchdown to leaving the airport and that’s with echannel. I had the pleasure of arriving there after midnight when, although they are using the terminal, they shut off all the escalators so you need to carry your bags down to the train to the main terminal. Worse than SZX and PEK T3.
Whenever possible I go to SHA but obviously the places from which you can fly to Hongqiao from abroad are very limited. From Southeast Asia or further afield I guess we’ll all have to run the risk of parking at this monstrosity upon arrival.
Whenever possible I go to SHA but obviously the places from which you can fly to Hongqiao from abroad are very limited. From Southeast Asia or further afield I guess we’ll all have to run the risk of parking at this monstrosity upon arrival.
Dec 14, 2023, 4:57 pm
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If you're coming from SE Asia and want to avoid PVG, HKG is a much more logical connecting point than HND (or SEL).
Dec 14, 2023, 6:11 pm
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All my previous arrivals have been mid day or early evening which, although it sucks, is at least somewhat tolerable as at least the escalators are running.
Dec 15, 2023, 1:18 am
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Do whatever you can to avoid this place (basically don’t take MU or Skyteam airlines into PVG). If your plane parks there it means you’ll have a minimum of an hour from touchdown to leaving the airport and that’s with echannel. I had the pleasure of arriving there after midnight when, although they are using the terminal, they shut off all the escalators so you need to carry your bags down to the train to the main terminal. Worse than SZX and PEK T3.
Whenever possible I go to SHA but obviously the places from which you can fly to Hongqiao from abroad are very limited. From Southeast Asia or further afield I guess we’ll all have to run the risk of parking at this monstrosity upon arrival.
Whenever possible I go to SHA but obviously the places from which you can fly to Hongqiao from abroad are very limited. From Southeast Asia or further afield I guess we’ll all have to run the risk of parking at this monstrosity upon arrival.
Dec 17, 2023, 4:32 pm
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S1 (the topic of this thread) only seems to be used by T1 airlines, but there is also an S2 (connected to T2), which I haven't had to use yet. However, it seems that the future plan is to shift more and more flights to the satellites. Hopefully, by the time that plan moves into full swing, the third airport will be open and more user friendly.
Jan 3, 2024, 8:24 am
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I had the “pleasure” of experiencing this terminal again, this time on a domestic Air China arrival. From touchdown to leaving the airport took 55 minutes and this is without checked bags. Ridiculously long walk from the gate to the train and then another long walk in the main terminal after getting off the train and going to the domestic arrivals exit. Good for getting my step count up, bad for getting to my bed faster.
They built this terminal with very little thought about passenger experience. At least the escalators were still running this time.
They built this terminal with very little thought about passenger experience. At least the escalators were still running this time.
Jan 3, 2024, 9:33 am
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I had the “pleasure” of experiencing this terminal again, this time on a domestic Air China arrival. From touchdown to leaving the airport took 55 minutes and this is without checked bags. Ridiculously long walk from the gate to the train and then another long walk in the main terminal after getting off the train and going to the domestic arrivals exit. Good for getting my step count up, bad for getting to my bed faster.
They built this terminal with very little thought about passenger experience. At least the escalators were still running this time.
They built this terminal with very little thought about passenger experience. At least the escalators were still running this time.