China Plans To Build 28 Feeder Airports In Next 5 Years

China has decided to give priority to the transformation of airports in Chengdu, Xi'an, Kunming and Urumqi, capital cities of some provinces and autonomous regions in western China in the coming five years.

Under the plan, it will construct 28 feeder line airports, transform 27 trunk and feeder line airports in West China. Shi Boli, vice director of the Policy and Regulation Department of the Civil Aviation Administration of China (CAAC) said that China will focus on feeder line airport construction in the 11th Five-Year Program period (2006-2010) and will announce and improve the airport investment policy and increase the density of airports in western China.

Industry insiders predict that the passenger and cargo handling capacity of airports in western China will grow 8 per cent and 12 per cent in the coming five years and airplane flying feeder lines will increase by about 40.

Du Falin, vice director of Southwest China Bureau of CAAC called on foreign investors to join in the construction of airports in southwest China.

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