As of 2020, the national aviation population has reached 380 million

　　Chinanews.com, August 24th. Dong Zhiyi, deputy director of the Civil Aviation Administration of China, said on the 24th that by 2020, the national aviation population has reached 380 million, of which the new aviation population during the "13th Five-Year Plan" period reached 210 million , Allowing more and more residents in third- and fourth-tier cities to enjoy air services.

Data map: Passengers in the airport.

Photo by Tang Yanjun

　　On August 24, the State Council Information Office held a press conference on the provision of traffic protection for the comprehensive construction of a moderately prosperous society.

At the press conference, Dong Zhiyi added three sets of data on the poverty alleviation work of civil aviation development services:

　　According to the first set of data, as of 2020, my country has 241 certified transportation airports, 58 more than in 2012.

Especially among the newly added airports, nearly 50% are located in poverty alleviation areas.

Air services cover 82.6% of the population in poverty-stricken areas.

　　The second set of data shows that as of 2020, the number of routes nationwide has reached 5,581, an increase of 3,124 from 2012, an increase of 120%.

At present, it can be ensured that there is at least one flight connecting the regional hub airport of the provincial capital every day from the airport in the poverty alleviation area, and it can be connected to the international hub airport at most once through the transfer.

　　The third set of data shows that as of 2020, the national aviation population has reached 380 million, of which 210 million will be newly added during the "13th Five-Year Plan" period, allowing more and more third- and fourth-tier city residents to enjoy it. For aviation services, the passenger throughput of airports in poverty alleviation areas increased from about 28 million passengers in 2012 to 78 million passengers in 2019, an increase of more than 170%.

my country's aviation services cover 92% of the prefecture-level administrative regions, 88% of the population, and 93% of the total economic output.

　　Dong Zhiyi pointed out that from the above three sets of data, it can be seen that the civil aviation industry has played a unique advantage in serving the construction of a well-off society in an all-round way:

Improved traffic conditions in remote areas.

Building an airport and opening a route in Xinjiang, Qinghai, Inner Mongolia and other places can shorten the travel time between local and provincial capital cities by 4-18 hours.

In December last year, Xinjiang Yutian Airport was opened to air, and the travel time from Yutian to Beijing was shortened to 5 hours, which made the history of Uncle Kurban riding a donkey to Beijing in those days gone.

Optimized the investment environment in remote areas.

Thanks to the airport, Qinghai’s Huatugou has achieved zero tourism breakthroughs. The Delingha Regional Industrial Park has settled in Zhejiang enterprises. The pilot drone logistics distribution has increased the time for picking Matsutake mushrooms in Yajiang, Sichuan by 56%, and local residents’ income. It is more than 4 times higher than the original.

Expanded the road to wealth in remote areas.

Dong Zhiyi said, "We have promoted poverty alleviation products into airports and planes, bringing direct benefits and benefits to poverty alleviation areas."