Charles Liu, Shanghai Hongqiao Airport Authority is unveiling a new pilot program that will allow China Eastern Airline passengers with carry-on luggage to bypass airport check-in.
Provided they have checked-in on the China Eastern Airline website, passengers can proceed directly to airport security. At that point, they will be flagged through after presenting their personal ID card and submitting to the usual security check.
If successful, the policy could be implemented at Shanghai Pudong Airport. Other details of the policy haven’t been revealed.
The pilot program was implemented in advance of the Spring Festival travel rush, traditionally the busiest time of the year for traveling as Chinese across the country return to their hometowns to celebrate Chinese New Year.
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“We have already seen an increase in passenger numbers this month and, as a result, there has been a rise in the number of people missing their flights,” said an unnamed official from Hongqiao Airport.