Inter Airport China
By 2020 around 230 airports in China will be served by scheduled flights
With a total area of 9.6 million square kilometers (km˛), a population of 1.3 billion, and gross domestic product of $2.67 trillion in 2006, the PRC remains the leading emerging market in Asia. With a sustained growth rate of 9.5% over the past 26 years, the economy of the PRC continues to benefit from the comparative advantage of lower labor costs, higher productivity levels and increased ease of global movement of goods and services. The civil aviation industry has benefited from this growth through increased demand for both cargo and passenger services. The Government of the PRC (the Government) recognizes the importance of infrastructure as a prerequisite for economic growth, and has forcused on the development of land, sea and ai transport.
There is no let-up in airport development in China. Between 2006 and 2010, investments in airport infrastructure of USD17.4 billion are planned. Over this period the Civil Aviation Administration of China (CAAC) plans to construct 42 new airports as the country’s economy continues to grow. This will put more than 70 per cent of the population within 100 km of an airport. As well as building new airports, China is investing heavily to add capacity at existing facilities – all to keep pace with rising passenger numbers and cargo volumes. In 2005, China’s airports handled 284 million passengers – 17.5 per cent up on the previous year. Cargo volumes also rose by more than 14 per cent and a similar increase was recorded for flight movements.
Organised in response to industry requests, inter airport China 2008 will be the third of these events to take place in Beijing. With the organisers’ longestablished experience in staging inter airport events globally and the success of previous exhibitions in China, this latest show will again provide companies serving the airport sector with an unparalleled opportunity to present their capabilities in this unique dynamic market.
