Is Shanghai Pudong Airport open 24 hours a day?

With the approval of the Ministry of Public Security, from 0: 00 on March 5, 20 12, transit passengers with connecting tickets at Shanghai Pudong International Airport who transfer to other international flights at the same port within 24 hours and do not leave the restricted area at the port are exempted from border inspection procedures. This is the first time that Chinese mainland has implemented the visa-free policy for 24-hour international transit passengers, which will greatly improve the transfer efficiency of international flights at Pudong Airport.

The relevant person in charge of the Shanghai Border Inspection Station said that after the trial of the measures to exempt the border inspection procedures, the 24-hour direct transit passengers will be guided by the airline staff to the transit transit service platform to go through the transit formalities, and then guided through the closed transit transit channel. After passing the security check, they will directly arrive at the departure terminal and wait for boarding.

This greatly shortens the customs clearance time for 24-hour direct transit passengers, and also greatly improves the transit efficiency of international flights, which will attract more transit passengers for airlines and effectively promote the construction of Shanghai aviation hub.

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With the deepening of Shanghai's reform and opening up and the acceleration of the construction of aviation hub, ports are becoming more and more open, and the entry and exit activities are "big in and big out, fast in and fast out, and the proportion of transit passengers is increasing year by year."

According to statistics, in 20 1 1 year, Shanghai border inspection station * * inspected 25.279 million passengers, of which nearly nine passengers entered and exited the airport, an increase of 6.8% over the Expo year of 20 10. In order to further promote the construction of Shanghai international shipping center and aviation hub port, build a world-famous tourist city, and provide practical and convenient services for inbound and outbound passengers, airlines and airport operators passing through Shanghai.

From March 15, with the approval of the Ministry of Public Security, Pudong International Airport took the lead in implementing the 24-hour exemption policy for international transit passengers, which changed the previous practice that international transit passengers had to go through border inspection when transferring, and will further bring the transit process of Pudong Airport into line with the international standards.

It is reported that this is also an important measure for the Ministry of Public Security to improve the level of border inspection services, which will greatly enhance Shanghai's open image and attractiveness to international tourists, and promote the construction of Shanghai's "four centers".

People's Network-Shanghai Pudong Airport is exempt from international transit inspection within 24 hours.