Transit passengers who make visa-free visits to Beijing will be allowed to deposit a piece of luggage for free with a temporary entry permit seal on their passports at special counters for those visitors.
The free luggage storage service was launched by Beijing International Airport on September 1 and it will run through until December 31, 2014.
Passengers who need the service should go to the counters at Gates No 8 to 10 on the second floor of Terminal 2, or the east side of Exit A in the Arrivals Hall on the second floor of Terminal 3.
A flight is landing at Beijing International Airport on April 20, 2014. [Photo/Asianewsphoto] |
Beijing launched the 72-hour visa-free policy on Jan 1, 2013, allowing travelers from 51 countries who hold onward tickets to visit a third country to stay in Beijing for three days without a visa and to visit anywhere in the city during their stay.
These 51 countries are Austria, Belgium, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Iceland, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxemburg, Malta, Holland, Poland, Portugal, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Russia, United Kingdom, Ireland, Cyprus, Bulgaria, Romania, Ukraine, Serbia, Croatia, Bosnia, Montenegro, Macedonia, Albania, Brazil, Canada, America, Argentina, Chile, Mexico, Australia, New Zealand, South Korea, Japan, Singapore, Brunei, Qatar, and the United Arab Emirates.