Work begins on new Pudong terminal
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Construction of the Shanghai Pudong International Airport’s Terminal 3 began yesterday.
It is the main part of the airport’s phase-4 expansion project, which kicked off in 2022. Upon completion in 2028, Pudong airport will have three terminals, one satellite terminal and four runways, better meeting the rising demand of air travel, cargo transportation and the city’s ambition to become a top global shipping and air transport center, the Shanghai Airport Authority said.
The new terminal will also help build the airport into a first-class international hub featuring convenient and efficient transportation, an integrated network, and green and smart operations.
Its design, dubbed “Soaring,” looks like a hawk spreading its wings.
T3, which is to the south of the current T1 and T2, has a designed capacity of 50 million passenger volumes annually. Once it is complete, Pudong airport will be able to handle 130 million air travelers each year by 2030, on par with the world’s top air hubs such as London’s Heathrow and Atlanta’s Hartsfield-Jackson airport in the United States.
The T3 terminal will have twin terminal buildings with 90 contact stands for international and domestic flights separately — the southern building for international flights and those to Hong Kong, Macau and Taiwan, and the northern building for domestic flights. The twin-building and X-shaped corridor is specially designed to cut passengers’ walking distance to boarding gates.
Intelligent technology and green concept are fully involved in the design, construction and operation of the new terminal, which will offer smart consultation services, DIY service for check-in, security checks and boarding, and Chinese passengers’ facial recognition for customs clearance.
Passengers in neighboring Suzhou and Kunshan cities can check in at remote terminals and avoid repeat check-in at T3.
Multiple public transport systems, such as the Airport Link Line, Metro lines 2 and 21, as well as the Shanghai East Railway Station, will be connected with the new terminal, officials revealed.
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