SHANGHAI - Shanghai Pudong International Airport’s satellite terminal has opened, allowing passengers to take the MRT to the satellite terminal to board aircraft after completing procedures such as check-in, baggage check-in, exit formalities and security check at T1 or T2.
Shanghai Pudong now has the world’s largest single remote satellite terminal.
Ninety new boarding bridges have been added, raising Shanghai Pudong International Airport’s rate of flight departure/arrival at a boarding bridge from 50% to over 90%.
Around the central area, 35 boarding bridges with three floors can be flexibly switched between international and domestic flights. They can handle seven million more passengers a year than single-function boarding bridges, improving the satellite terminal’s service efficiency.
The satellite terminal’s commercial area is 28,000 sqm. There are 159 stores, including 100 commercial stores, 55 restaurants and four financial service agencies.
More than 85% of the retail brands and restaurant brands are different from those at T1 and T2.
Early reports from passengers indicate a few teething problems, with some passengers complaining about slow procedures after they leave the people mover from the satellite terminal to join long immigration queues at the main terminal.