Effective from Oct 29, 2023, all Virgin Atlantic or VS flights operating at Pudong International Airport will be relocated from Terminal 2 to Terminal 1. Passengers flying with Virgin Atlantic are advised to follow terminal signs to the designated check-in counters at Terminal 1.

Should any Virgin Atlantic flight scheduled for Oct 28 be delayed to Oct 29, it will continue to operate from Terminal 2. Please refer to the airline's official announcements for confirmation.

Please check the airline and airport service hotline, official website, APP, etc., in due time to avoid delays.

Locations: Gates 1 and 11 at the Departures Level in Terminal 1; Gates 21 and 26 at the Departures Level in Terminal 2
Hours of operation: 06:00-24:00 daily
Frequency: Every 10 minutes

Shanghai Airport Official Website:www.shairport.com

Service Hotline: 021-96990

Virgin Atlantic Official Website:https://zh.virginatlantic.com/cn/zh

Service Hotline:021—61361777

Shanghai Pudong International Airport
October 26, 2023

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Pudong Airport welcomes first intl flight after COVID downgrade
Released:2023-01-12


A landmark flight from the city of Auckland arrives at Shanghai. [Photo/WeChat account: gh_01c0f79320c5]

As China enters its new phase of the COVID-19 response, the Civil Aviation Administration of China removed certain restrictions on international passenger flights starting on Jan 8.

Air New Zealand flight NZ289 from the city of Auckland landed at Shanghai Pudong International Airport at 6:31 am on Jan 8. This was the first international flight to enter China at Pudong Airport after the removal of the novel coronavirus restrictions.

The relaxations included no longer identifying high-risk inbound flights and scrapping a cap of a 75 percent passenger load factor for inbound flights.


Pudong Airport sets up several booths for Spring Festival souvenir purchases. [Photo/WeChat account: gh_01c0f79320c5]

In response, the Shanghai Airport Authority immediately began coordinated efforts with Shanghai Customs and the Shanghai General Station of Immigration Inspections to restore the inbound arrival procedures at Pudong Airport.

As a result, the airport dismantled facilities emplaced for closed loop transportation overnight and restored previous procedures for inbound passengers, according to the Shanghai Airport Authority.

Retail outlets for shopping, dining and drinking along the international arrival area were reopened and the airport authority also set up several booths for Spring Festival souvenir purchases.

The relaxed cross-border traveling requirements come a day after the arrival of the Spring Festival travel rush, which started on Jan 7 this year.