Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport is trialing self bag drop.
Shanghai’s primary domestic airport has installed two self-service bag drops in a trial operation.
The self-service bag drops are located near the check-in counters No. 17 and 18 of the local carrier Juneyao Airlines.
To use the new self-service bag drops, passengers scan their identity card and then put their baggage into the machine.
The bag tag is printed and the passenger attaches the tag to the bag.
The service is not yet available for passport holders.
The airport authority says the baggage will be screened in the same way as those at check-in desks.
Other airlines will be served by similar machines in future, the authority said.
Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport is the main domestic airport serving China’s biggest city, with limited international flights.
Shanghai’s main international airport, Pudong, has 12 self bag drops used by Spring and Juneyao airlines.
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About Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport
Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport is the main domestic airport serving China’s biggest city, with limited international flights.
Hongqiao Airport is a hub for China Eastern Airlines, Shanghai Airlines, Juneyao Airlines and Spring Airlines.
In 2014, Hongqiao Airport handled 37,960,200 passengers, a growth of 21.3% over 2010, making it the 4th busiest airport in mainland China and the 21st busiest in the world.
By the end of 2011 Hongqiao Airport hosted 22 airlines serving 82 scheduled passenger destinations.
N.B. Image credit: Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport
