Economic advantages
The higher total economic output in Sichuan, Chengdu is the largest aviation market in the western region
Geographical advantages
Both the door of the western highlands, is a natural link to connect the southwest, northwest and central three areas
The advantages of fleet
Southwest Branch of Air China, Sichuan Airlines and three other bases Airlines aircraft has a total of 141
This year, the Chengdu Aviation Development tentacles frequently extended to the international. Following the direct Mumbai route after the opening of direct flights to Vancouver, Canada, Hanoi, Vietnam, San Francisco, USA, Australia will be the year. Yesterday, the Civil Aviation the southwest Authority Vice Secretary Wang Jian said in an interview with reporters, the construction of national aviation hub in Chengdu has several advantages, and make recommendations.
Three major advantages of economic, geographic and fleet
Chengdu is the largest aviation market in the western Sichuan, the higher the total economy is the biggest advantage of building hub. Wang Jian said that this provided favorable conditions for the construction of the hub airports. Chengdu aviation business is growing rapidly, and in 2011 passenger throughput ranked fifth in the National Airport (city ranked fourth). The many tourists in Sichuan, Chengdu International Airport radiation to provide plenty of potential tourists.
"In addition, Chengdu has become the hub of the western gateway to the natural geographical advantages." Said Wang Jian, Chengdu is not only the door of the western highlands, is a natural link to connect the southwest, northwest and central three areas; from an international perspective, Chengdu South Asia, West Asia and the best transit in Japan and South Korea also has the potential to become South Asia, West Asia, Southeast Asia, the Middle East and Europe to enter the gateway to China.
Wang Jian, Chengdu has a greater in-field aircraft scale is also another big advantage. At present, the Southwest Branch of Air China, Sichuan Airlines, Sichuan branch of China Eastern Airlines, the number of aircraft in Chengdu aviation four base airline has a total of 141. "One of the advantages of Chengdu were overnight 110 aircraft." Said Wang Jian, Shuangliu Airport expansion is nearing completion, the new terminal will be put into use in October, will greatly improve the protection of the airport.
The proportion of transfer passengers has yet to be improved
According to Wang Jian, the large international hub in the proportion of transfer passengers is generally more than 30 percent, Chengdu Shuangliu Airport is not high proportion of transfer passengers, playing mainly a domestic point-to-point direct flights, international and regional routes, the frequency of slightly less than passengers transfer rate should be improved.
Need to Chengdu airport and airlines together to form a connecting flight wave, provided to travelers more choices follow-up to the transit flight, allow passengers to reduce the transit time in Chengdu, in order to enhance the willingness of travelers to choose Chengdu transit.
In addition, a major premise of expediting the construction of the hub base airline to determine the hub building, in accordance with international practice, the base of the hub construction company market share of at least 50%, while the base in Sichuan airlines are still lagging behind. Wang Jian, the Air China Chengdu to provide powerful support of the international route network. Sichuan Airlines Shuangliu Airport already has a considerable size of the market share, two shares of the initiative to build hub can be formed with the Air.
Route expansion
To strive international route network covering five continents
"The world's top 500 Lairong investment, logistics has become a precedent to appeal." On the 5th, in the Sichuan Province Airport Group, a conference room, Chengdu, director Chen Zhongwei Logistics Office in an interview with reporters in Chengdu Commercial Daily bluntly pointed out that developed aviation hub is an important symbol of the city of international level.
Chen Zhongwei, said Chengdu comparative advantage of the first to build an international aviation hub in the Midwest. Chengdu is located in the mid-point of the Eurasian route, can 4 hours to fly to East Asia, South Asia and Southeast Asia within the range of 6 to 10 hours flying in the Middle East and Europe. Chengdu to build a national aviation hub, will become a shared western airport, central and western regions of travelers abroad can no longer by the north of Guangzhou. The most critical issue is the western hub and other world hub docking.
As a result, the opening of international routes is crucial, Chengdu Shuangliu Airport AG Marketing Manager Yan Yuhua, in the late planning, will be the first to open a three Americas route, followed by the opening to Australia, Africa and other routes. "At the same time make full use of geographical advantages, to secure new open two routes to Europe." Chengdu airport for the open one to two Middle East direct fight for the opening of direct flights in Vietnam, Cambodia, and strive to the international route network in Asia global coverage on five continents, through the opening of these routes to consolidate the status of the city of Chengdu aviation and advancing the construction of the national aviation hub.
Beachhead in Chengdu
Encryption flights replacement models Nippon brewing big move
Yesterday, Asia's largest airline, one of Japan's All Nippon Airways, Europe's biggest airline KLM Royal Dutch Airlines, the relevant person in charge in an interview with the Chengdu Business Daily reporter said, is preparing to brewing a new action.
ANA consider encryption flight to for bigger aircraft
On June 20 last year, the ANA opened Chengdu routes to and from Narita Airport in Tokyo, Japan, ANA sailing for the first time in China's inland cities. On the 4th of this month, All Nippon Airways Chengdu Branch manager did Hiroyuki operators over the past year attendance exceeded expectations, last year, from June to September attendance of 70% to 85%, winter flights of more than 40%.
Fundamental margin revealed that ANA recently prepared of this route to increase the action. "At present we are considering encryption flight, put the passenger more large aircraft." According to him, it's high-tech enterprises such as Intel, have been stationed in Chengdu, a lot of the Chengdu-made products shipped to overseas demand for air transport very large, the company is planning the introduction of the Boeing 787 in Chengdu, will open the Boeing 767787 container-style large-capacity models of passenger and cargo flights. The same time, the company is also considering the next winter flight from 4 flights a week to daily classes, or for large models to fly. "In the future opening of the Chengdu international flights to Osaka, it is not impossible."
KLM has been for bigger models to enhance profitability
In May 2006, KLM non-stop round-trip route opened in Amsterdam to Chengdu, Chengdu's first international distance non-stop routes in Europe, KLM is also in the central and western China opened the first waypoint.
"At present the basic balance of the route business and visitors, Chengdu in the west, compared to coastal areas to Europe flight time is shorter and more convenient." In an interview, said KLM Royal Dutch Airlines, Chengdu Sales Manager Shen Xiaorong this route attendance of 80%. In July last year, KLM replace the larger models, using the 275 Boeing 747-400combi aircraft to fly, not only makes a 13% growth in passenger load factor, passenger and cargo freight volume is increased to 40 tons This is undoubtedly the route profitability than ever before, greatly enhanced. "Amsterdam is the European hub, and Chengdu, the hub together western guests can take off through Chengdu to reach the European countries and major cities via Amsterdam.
Source: Xinhua
