China News Service, Haikou, December 2 (Reporter Huang Yi) At 9 am on the 2nd, Hainan Airlines HU7181 and China Southern Airlines CZ6444 carried passengers from Haikou Meilan International Airport (hereinafter referred to as Meilan Airport) T2, marking the departure The second phase expansion project of Meilan Airport, a major landmark project in the construction of Hainan Free Trade Port, was officially put into operation.

　　With the second phase of Meilan Airport put into operation, it is planned that by 2025, Meilan Airport will be able to meet the operational needs of 35 million passengers and 400,000 tons of cargo and mail.

　　It is understood that the planned land area for the second phase of Meilan Airport is about 8,644 mu, with a runway of 3,600 meters long and 60 meters wide, which can take off and land the world's largest civil aviation airliner A380; the navigation aid lighting adopts the international category three blind landing system; The T2 terminal building is about 300,000 square meters, with 110 check-in counters, and a commercial area of ​​nearly 10,000 square meters for duty-free shopping on outlying islands.

　　In the morning of the same day, many passengers entered the Meilan Airport T2 terminal early to "check in".

"The terminal building has advanced facilities and a magnificent appearance. You can display the health code by swiping your ID card to enter the door, and it is convenient to check in. I also received a commemorative postcard for the second phase of the airport and felt full of enthusiasm." Passenger Li Xiaofeng said .

　　The reporter saw in the T2 terminal building that a large garden was designed in the building to display various island plants and greenhouse plants.

In the duty-free shop, there is a dazzling array of duty-free commodities such as fragrances, watches, jewelry, alcohol, and food.

Stepping into it is like walking through a tropical commercial street.

　　With the continuous release of dividends from Hainan’s outlying islands’ tax-free policy, Haikou Meilan Airport has become an important hub for duty-free luxury shopping.

Meilan Airport adopts the "Purchase and Pickup" model. Consumers can take the duty-free goods with them on the plane after purchasing the duty-free goods. It also provides complementary services such as duty-free pick-up and duty-free mailing.

　　Hu Zhenjiang, deputy director of the Civil Aviation Administration of China, said at the commissioning ceremony held on the same day that despite the impact of multiple rounds of the epidemic this year, Hainan’s air transport market performed well, with airport passenger throughput and cargo and mail throughput both increasing by more than 20% year-on-year. %.

It is foreseeable that under the support of the free trade port policy, once the epidemic is effectively controlled, the Hainan aviation market will usher in explosive growth.

　　Feng Fei, the governor of Hainan Province, expressed in his speech that he hopes that Meilan Airport will take the second phase of operation as an opportunity to provide strategic support for Hainan to build a regional international aviation hub facing the Pacific and Indian Oceans and radiating Southeast Asia.

He revealed that Hainan is planning the third-phase expansion of Meilan Airport.

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