{"id":27361,"date":"2026-05-06T23:06:03","date_gmt":"2026-05-06T22:06:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.verylvke.com\/en\/?p=27361"},"modified":"2026-05-06T23:06:04","modified_gmt":"2026-05-06T22:06:04","slug":"my-review-of-shanghai-pudong-t1-v03-lounge-and-china-airlines-a330-business-class","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.verylvke.com\/en\/2026\/05\/06\/my-review-of-shanghai-pudong-t1-v03-lounge-and-china-airlines-a330-business-class\/","title":{"rendered":"My review of Shanghai Pudong T1 V03 lounge and China Airlines A330 business class"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

With my annual leave trip back to China coming to an end, I decided to squeeze in a quick trip to Taiwan before heading back to London, which I’ve never been before. Of course, experiencing new airlins was also a big part of the plan. China Airlines, EVA Air and Starlux Airlines all have excellent reputations, and this time I managed to try the first two.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

For the outbound, I chose China Airlines\u2019 Shanghai Hongqiao to Taipei Songshan route. I redeemed the business class ticket using Virgin Atlantic points:14,500 points plus 377 RMB, which is pretty good value. The timing worked well, and both SHA and TSA are very close to the city centre, making the journey especially convenient.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

I arrived at Hongqiao Railway Station by high-speed train and happily planned to walk straight to the airport. But as soon as I exited, I was confused – why were there only signs for Terminal 2? Where was T1? Turns out you actually need to take the metro to get there. Thankfully it’s only two stops on Line 10, with a covered walkway to the Terminal upon exiting the metro staton.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

There were quite a few people flying to Taipei, but I used the dedicated business class check-in counter.<\/p>\n\n\n

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There\u2019s also a priority lane for security, though the whole airport felt pretty empty that day.<\/p>\n\n\n

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Time to check out the lounge. Options in T1 are fairly limited. You can go to V01 or V03 with the invitation card, or use it as a 100 RMB dining voucher. Since both lounges also accept Priority Pass and DragonPass, it\u2019s actually better value to use it as a voucher.<\/p>\n\n\n

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But I couldn\u2019t be bothered to optimise, so I just went straight to V01, the China Eastern Airlines lounge.<\/p>\n\n\n

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The space is very large. The d\u00e9cor is a bit dated, but honestly, by the standards of Chinese airline lounges, I am impressed by its design.<\/p>\n\n\n

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At first I wondered why it was completely empty. Turns out everyone was inside the dining area.<\/p>\n\n\n

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Setting aesthetics aside, Chinese airport lounges usually do quite well on food. The hot options that day included:<\/p>\n\n\n\n