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Jinan, China · Asia-Pacific
Shandong’s capital airport is still a single T1 with Metro Line 3 at Airport South — paid for with leftover T2 desk maps, a Priority Pass room that is MU/FM-only, and a visa stack that is TWOV, not Qingdao’s skip-immigration.
Jinan, China · Asia-Pacific
Shandong’s capital airport is still a single T1 with Metro Line 3 at Airport South — paid for with leftover T2 desk maps, a Priority Pass room that is MU/FM-only, and a visa stack that is TWOV, not Qingdao’s skip-immigration.
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South pier opened 30 Dec 2015. North international pier opened July 2021. Third-party leftover Shandong T2 desks 13–16 and DragonPass leftover 73号 T2 CIP are leftover. Metro Airport South serves T1, not the unfinished T2 GTC.
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Taxi to T1 — never T2. T2 is a construction site. Third-party leftover Shandong “T2 13–16” and DragonPass leftover 73号头等舱休息室(T2国内) are leftover future pins. The live building is the 2005 hall plus south (domestic) and north (international) piers.
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Status response Sep 21, 21:45 UTC · Confirm live conditions with official sources before travel.