Reporter on July 12 from Sichuan Airport Group was informed that the recent unveiling of the Airports Council International Airport the world rankings in 2009, the Chengdu International Airport to the passenger throughput of 22.64 million people ranked 53, compared with 30 in 2008 to enhance . Meanwhile, the Shuangliu Airport 378000 tons of cargo and mail throughput ranked No. 47 worldwide airports.
As Western economies province, Sichuan Airlines Transport show great potential for development. Shuangliu Airport in 2004, the first hundred into the global airport passenger throughput increased steadily year by year, the airport last year in central and western China in the first break 20 million passengers mark. In 2009, Sichuan Airport Group and the Chengdu Municipal Government and Air China signed the "hub of Chengdu building strategic cooperation framework agreement" to jointly promote the construction of an aviation hub of Chengdu.
Success of last year to open in Chengdu - Karachi, Chengdu - Taipei, Chengdu - Kuala Lumpur, Chengdu - Bangalore four international passenger routes and the Hong Kong - Chengdu - European all-cargo flights, Xichang - Chengdu - Beijing and other transit routes are put into operation last year. From January to June this year, Shuangliu Airport passenger throughput of 12220500 passengers complete, up 18.8%.
Civil Aviation Authority and the province signed with China "on accelerating the development of civil aviation talks in Sichuan minutes," Chengdu International Airport aviation hub was accelerated, further enhance the throughput of the airport is expected to reach 25 million passenger throughput times can be look into the world's top 50 airports. Source: Sichuan Daily
