First trip to PVG

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Jul 24, 2005 | 5:50 am

TPE/PDX/SFO

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First trip to PVG

Newbie TR here, I apologize in advance for the quality of the pictures.

This was a quick weekend trip to get a taste of Shanghai after hearing so much about it. Also thrown in is a first trip on a Chinese air carrier and a transit airport I've never flown to... Happy reading!

BPs for both segments of the outbound trip, lady luck is with me as I secured my favorite seat on a BR 744, seat 27A (by door 1L)
BP

Gate C3 of CKS Term. 2, still empty...
Gate C3

Behind a soon-to-be-retired BR 767, my plane is towed in from overnight parking
BR 767 & 747

BR 747, B-16401
B-16401

My seat offers great legroom and I am usually the first or second off the plane. As I wait first in line for security re-screening (transit passengers), I reminded myself to change my seat for the next leg to a window one…

Parked next door to the BR 747 is the Shanghai Airlines 767 which will take me to PVG
FM 767

Seat changed to 7A, time to walk around the terminal a bit...
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v6...058_edited.jpg

The control tower and one of the two taxiways to the main runway
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v6...058_edited.jpg

With only 7 gates, really not much to see...man I miss Hong Kong

Some personal comments:

1. Shanghai is indeed a beautiful city, one must allow at least 3 full days to fully explore it, and I definitely plan on going back…

2. Except for the rather unpleasant experience with the taxi stand at the downtown Meglev station, Shanghai taxis have exceeded my expectations for their service. The subway was also a nice experience.

3. GH Shanghai couldn’t have been located in a better place and their view is outstanding, definitely worth a visit, even if not staying there.

Thanks for reading! All comments are welcome!

Last edited by TPE/PDX/SFO; Jul 24, 2005 at 6:34 am

Jul 24, 2005 | 6:11 am

SMART51

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First welcome to FT
The pictures are great no need for apologies.
Can you tell us more about service on board, Shainghai airlines is not often reported on FT
Good job

Jul 24, 2005 | 6:29 am

YYZC2

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Nice report! I have to get to PVG one of these days.

Jul 24, 2005 | 6:57 am

TPE/PDX/SFO

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Quote:

Originally Posted by SMART51

First welcome to FT
The pictures are great no need for apologies.
Can you tell us more about service on board, Shainghai airlines is not often reported on FT
Good job

Thanks for the kind words, SMART51!

Macau to PVG:

Seat pitch was fine for a 2 hour flight (I don't know for sure the exact pitch). For food we were offered a chicken noddle dish, small fruit plate, a roll (cold), cake and choice of beverage.

Bathroom was filthy, paper towels ran out about 40 minutes after take-off (or it was never refilled at Macau?), toilet assembly secured with duct tape but worked ok.

Announcements (English) was pretty much accent free, but PLEASE SLOW THEM DOWN!

One overhead bin door popped open upon landing (behind me in roll 9, right side). I was kindda unprepared for that.

PVG to Macau:

I was on the first transfer bus and had to wait for two more groups of late passengers (caused a 30 minute delay). FM should do better with the bording flow, especially if its the first flight of the day to Macau and using a remote gate.

After I boarded I placed my backpack and some magazines in my seat as I made an early run to the facilities, upon returning all my magazine (3) were stolen

Backpack fortunately was intact.

Breafast: A cold plate with mystry salad and half a sandwitch, a hot entree with some kind of salty pastry, a Chinese steam bun and a coconut pastry (too sweet and greasy), fruit plate and choice of beverage

Announcements (English): Still too fast and this time can't understand at all due to accent

Landing: Ok, nothing popped open. ^

Overall: A 4.5 out of 10, 3 points along just for the unique experience

Aug 2, 2005 | 10:35 am

Coathanger

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Location: SYD

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Nice trip report. Was very interested in the Maglev photos, can't wait to try it out for myself someday! Shanghai certainly has changed since I last visited in the 90's.

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