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Sun, Dec 16, 2012

China's Chengdu Shuangliu International Airport In The '30 Million' Club

Fifth Airport In China To Reach 30 Million Passengers

In case you were wondering why all those commercial airliner sales forecasts point to China as a significant growth area, here is some evidence. At 9:05 am, on December 12 th, 2012, CA4440, flying from Gui Yang, landed smoothly on the runway at Chengdu Shuangliu International Airport (CDIA). That's not exactly news, but the flight pushed the number of passengers traveling through CDIA past 30 million, making CDIA the fifth airport in mainland China and also the only one in central-western China to step into that rather exclusive "club". It has been only three years since the passenger numbers broke through 20 million in 2009.

Located in the southwestern part of China, Chengdu is the capital city of Sichuan Province. In 2010, Chengdu ranked first as the next decade's Fastest-Growing City by Forbes magazine. Now, 243 Fortune 500 companies have settled here. The 2013 Fortune Global Forum will be held in Chengdu. As the international comprehensive transportation hub in central-western China, the CDIA serves a population of nearly 500 million.

CDIA has developed very fast in recent years. In 2004, the passenger numbers broke through 10 million, reached 20 million in 2009, and welcomed 29 million in 2011, which ranked it fourth among cities in mainland China and is part of the world's Top 50.

As the fourth largest aviation city in mainland China, CDIA has 54 international (regional) routes covering 51 cities, and 141 domestic routes covering 95 cities. Now, CDIA aims to be the best airport operator in China.

FMI: www.cdairport.com/front_en/index.jsp

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