Shanghai’s air travelers to get remote check-in points

Railway stations in big cities near Shanghai will soon become check-in points for air travelers under a ground-breaking plan.

Luggage can be left at some out-of-town railway stations that would in a way become remote check-in terminals for Shanghai's Hongqiao and Pudong international airports, according to the project. Some schemes may kick-off before next year's World Expo.

Eight cities - Nanjing, Zhenjiang, Changzhou, Wuxi, Suzhou, Kunshan and Jiaxing, in Jiangsu Province, and Hangzhou in Zhejiang Province - have been targeted as the first in the project.