China to embark on massive development of airports

Thursday, 12 Jun, 2012 0

China will build 70 new airports within the next three years, according to the head of the country’s aviation watchdog.

Civil Aviation Administration of China (CAAC) chief Li Jiaxiang also confirmed that Chinese carriers would buy on average more than 300 planes a year from 2011 to 2015.

"China plans to build 70 new airports in the next few years and to expand 100 existing airports,” he told delegates at the IATA summit in Beijing.

He added that the number of airports would reach more than 230 by the end of 2015, and that Chinese carriers would operate around 4,700 planes by then.



 

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