Five cities force, adding hub airport, "the battle"
Chengdu, the sky has been a very busy - June 16, Air China first opened direct flights between Chengdu and Tokyo; July 7, Etihad Airways announced on December 15 in Abu Dhabi to launch new routes to Chengdu ; July 8, a successful maiden flight from Chengdu to Shigatse flight ... ...
Shuangliu Airport ushered in a batch after batch of guests, they are ready to Chengdu as its logistics center. Lenovo's president, Liu is one of them.
The rapid development of Sichuan, a large number of investors at home and abroad to attract the influx, which also led to the rapid development of aviation industry. Public data show that last year Shuangliu Airport passenger throughput of 2580 million people, ranking Beijing, Shanghai, Guangzhou, Shenzhen, the top one in Shenzhen than 90 million poor, and the gap is gradually narrowing.
Sichuan Provincial Government Logistics Office on July 11 told the media that next year is expected to more than Shenzhen, Chengdu, in the "five" period as China, following Beijing, Shanghai, Guangzhou, in addition, the fourth largest aviation hub, mainly located in Western Europe and Asia gateway hub.
Force five cities competing for the first national aviation hub in western
Who is first to form a hub and platform for cooperation, will seize the opportunity.
Western hub airport dispute, in essence, is a chance to dispute. Five cities in the west joined the "battle", the fuse is a national Civil Aviation Authority's "Twelfth Five Year Plan".
April 7, the State Civil Aviation Authority introduced the "China Civil Aviation Development" five "plan", the city will set up a position in the Midwest and North, on the same broad national airport hub airport.
Chengdu, Chongqing, Wuhan, Changsha, Zhengzhou, five airports began wrestling.
Has been for 10 years, the volume of business for the Midwest region ranked first in the airport of Chengdu, was widely optimistic. Chengdu Airport throw new location - Chengdu is located in the mid-point of the Eurasian route is Hong Kong, Macao, Southeast Asia to Europe, Central Asia, the direct route to eastern China and the Middle East, East Asia Gold intersection. Western Europe and Asia as a gateway hub, has inherent advantages.
Chongqing in news release, will open this year to build 500000 square meters of new terminal, will reach completion, the annual throughput of 60 million people, ranks among the top 15 airports around the world. 2020, Chongqing airport runway will eventually reach 400, 70 million square meters of terminal to emulate the north, on the wide.
Changsha also eager to put forward early in 2010 to Huanghua Airport as an international aviation hub. Been completed ahead of planned throughput of 2020 Huanghua Airport, for the release of more transport capacity, construction of Huanghua Airport plans proposed second runway 3800 meters long and the new terminal.
Wuhan and Zhengzhou, the struggle for national hub airport is also eyeing.
Point given the overall strength of the fourth pole supporting hub development
China's economy in the territory of the Yangtze River Delta, Pearl River Delta and Beijing, Tianjin are the three growth poles, has won the first-mover advantage. At present, China's three major international aviation hub, it just falls on the center of the three growth poles.
Economic development as the "engine" and "booster" to Beijing, Shanghai, Guangzhou, Hong Kong Airport, represented by clusters of large airports or airport in the process of promoting the economic rise of the east coast played an indelible role.
However, the total area of 82.23%, with a total population of 57.8%, gdp of the total 37% of the vast central and western regions, there has been no one with Beijing, Shanghai Airport status of considerable national hub airport. This is not only the Midwest in the country with an important position in the macro-strategy is not commensurate, not conducive to promote western development, and central China.
A national aviation hub, will serve as a link the Midwest and the country, integration into the world of bridge. Logistics Office official said the provincial government, which is the opening up of large-Chongqing Economic Zone cooperation, industrial structure readjustment, improvement of investment environment, a large, national unity are immeasurable role.
By the State Council officially approved the Chengdu-Chongqing Economic Zone Regional Planning, Chengdu-Chongqing Economic Zone will become the western development of growth poles and economic high ground. This area produces the fourth level is the logical hub. Chengdu and Chongqing are likely to undertake this role. In terms of total economic output, or Chengdu and Chongqing's tourism industry and information industry development trend, Sichuan has more overall strength to support the Chengdu airport as a national hub of development.
Strong surge in air cargo industry in Chengdu
Electronic information that "can afford to take the plane," the industry a strong rise in the province. Chengdu's electronic information industry will bring over 1 million tons per year over air cargo. This means that over a day left the Chengdu electronic products, nearly 2800 tons.
Today, Chengdu has attracted 193 Fortune 500 companies settled, nine foreign Consulate.
With ibm, Intel, SMIC, Texas Instruments, Dell, Compal, Lenovo, Wistron company settled a large number of Chinese and foreign well-known, has formed a Chengdu-based integrated circuits, software, optical displays, computer production, and network communication equipment, making the five bases, formed from the software outsourcing, R & D, to the terminal manufacturing, electronic information based sales of a complete industrial chain. Chengdu has formed 100 million computers for production capacity, accounting for 20% of the world's total capacity, 50% of global notebook are equipped with a Chengdu-made chips.
Aviation manufacturing, tourism, services, convention and exhibition industry and other industries have a strong leading role. Data show that last year reached Chengdu received 1.05 million foreign tourists, 188.609 billion yuan of tourism revenue, ranking first in the west. In 2010, Chengdu, the actual utilization of foreign capital over 6.41 billion U.S. dollars, import and export volume reached 24.68 billion U.S. dollars, the world's top 500 enterprises settled in up to 189, ranking the first in central and western cities.
Excellent position to connect the Eurasian Rong their homes who
Chengdu airport was given a new orientation - Western Europe and Asia portal.
From the point of view map of China, Chengdu in China's western inland; spread map of the world, Chengdu, China, Europe and Asia but it is best to connect the bridge.
Around China, Southeast Asia, Singapore and Bangkok basically formed two hub airports, the Middle East, Dubai is trying to form a new aviation hub; South Asia, Central Asia, yet major international aviation hub. This Chengdu airport as a hub for the western gateway to Europe and Asia provides an excellent opportunity.
Important node in the Eurasian route from Chengdu, the four-hour flight can cover Southeast Asia, South Asia and the Middle East, 6 - 11 hours flight can be accessible in Central Asia and Europe.
To Milan and Singapore, for example, at present, from the north, on the broad needs of 131416 hours, respectively, flew to Milan, and Chengdu in just 11 hours; to Singapore, North, on the broad needs of 65,4 respectively. hours, while Chengdu is only 2 hours and 40 minutes.
According to the plan, Chengdu, in 2015 non-stop flights will be opened to international 30, international non-stop flights will be added each year 2-3. With the opening of more international flights, Chengdu, China, Europe and Asia will narrow the distance to shorten the time from China to Europe and Asia. Source: Sichuan Daily
