Author: Zhu Huan, Shan Peng, Liu Zhongjun
After 196 individual drills, 28 regional drills, 4 comprehensive drills and 1 emergency drill, Chengdu Tianfu International Airport was officially put into operation on June 27, marking the largest construction project planned during the 13th Five-Year Plan period in China. The civil transportation airport project was officially put into operation.
Chengdu has also become the third city in mainland China to have a dual hub airport after Shanghai and Beijing.
The “Big Rail” of Terminal T1 of Chengdu Tianfu International Airport is capped.
Photo courtesy of Southwest Company of China Construction Eighth Engineering Co., Ltd.
Chengdu Tianfu International Airport is located in the southeast of Chengdu, Sichuan Province, about 50 kilometers away from Chengdu city center.
In this phase, the construction of 3 runways, 710,000 square meters of terminal buildings and corresponding supporting facilities, with "two verticals and one horizontal", can meet the annual passenger throughput of 60 million passengers and the cargo and mail throughput of 1.3 million tons.
From the start of construction in 2016 to the official commissioning in 2021, the construction of Tianfu International Airport has attracted much attention.
What are the highlights of Chengdu Tianfu International Airport's service?
Let's take a look!
The picture shows aerial photography of Tianfu International Airport.
Photo by Liu Zhongjun
These "black technologies"
Make Tianfu International Airport more humane
Self-service check-in, self-service baggage check-in, smart security line, self-service boarding... The term "self-service" is not uncommon at Chengdu Tianfu International Airport, which provides full-process self-service for passengers.
At the same time, in order to optimize the passenger process, the airport has also deployed a remote package opening machine with functions such as document reading and verification.
Passengers can use electronic signature authorization or remote video and voice communication to realize the unpacking operation of checked baggage, which solves the problems of delayed boarding and missed flights that may be caused by passengers who need to unpack the checked baggage and return to the unpacking room.
Simulate passenger self-printing of boarding pass in the lobby of T1 terminal.
Photo by Liu Zhongjun
Integrate TV, movies, advertisements, flight information, clock weather and other related data to provide a "thousands of people and thousands of screens" smart terminal to provide passengers with precise and personalized services; establish fully automated unmanned services between the two terminals The driving APM MRT system reduces the transit time of passengers; the baggage check system is deployed in the airport hotel, and passengers can directly check-in luggage and other services at the hotel to facilitate the travel of in-store passengers; intelligent inquiry robots are installed in the terminal building. Passengers provide value-added services such as interactive voice questions and answers, online video services, navigation in the terminal...
"Chengdu Tianfu International Airport has 63 passenger inspection channels, of which 58 mainstream passenger inspection channels are equipped with smart security inspection lines, accounting for 92.06%." said Wu Hao, a security checkpoint staff member of Chengdu Tianfu International Airport Branch.
Chengdu Tianfu International Airport focuses on the four themes of smart security, smart production, smart resources and smart experience, and fully integrates 5G, face recognition, Internet of Things, big data, artificial intelligence, cloud computing and other high-tech technologies to provide passengers with integrated smart services .
Diverse and convenient transportation
Make the passenger experience better
According to the overall plan notified by the Chengdu Municipal Transportation Bureau, Tianfu International Airport will form a closely connected external transportation system with "2 railways, 2 tracks, and 2 heights".
Chengzi high-speed railway and Chengdawan high-speed railway are currently being accelerated, and are expected to be completed and put into operation by the end of 2023 and 2026 respectively.
The "Sanxingdui" element on the T2 International Arrival Passage Wall attracts passersby to take photos.
Photo by Liu Zhongjun
In terms of rail transportation, Chengdu Metro Line 18 has been opened to Tianfu Airport North Station at the end of 2020.
Chengdu Metro Line 19, which connects Shuangliu Airport and Tianfu Airport, is accelerating and is expected to be completed and put into operation in 2023.
Expressways include the north and south lines of Tianfu International Airport Expressway.
In addition, there are Chengdu Second Ring Expressway, Chengdu Economic Zone Ring Expressway, Xiarong Expressway, Jinjianren Expressway, Jinjianhuang Expressway, Chengzi Expressway, etc. around the airport, forming a fast-track loop around Tianfu Airport.
"In order to facilitate the arrival and departure of passengers from Chengdu Tianfu International Airport, we have built a transportation center between the two terminals, connecting subways, airport special lines, long-distance buses, taxis, online car-hailing, self-driving cars, high-speed rail, team buses, and PRT The nine transportation modes are integrated." Zhang Honggang, deputy general manager of Sichuan Airport Group Co., Ltd. and general manager of Chengdu Tianfu International Airport Branch, said that the transfer of multiple transportation modes is very convenient.
The picture shows the giant panda Tuantuan sculpture in the square in front of the airport terminal attracting everyone.
Photo by Liu Zhongjun
Gradually enriched routes
Increase Sichuan's opening to the outside world
It is understood that in the first flight season from June 27 to October 30 this year, Chengdu Tianfu International Airport opened commercial routes from Chengdu to Beijing, Shanghai, Guangzhou, Shenzhen, Hangzhou, and Nanjing, as well as Lhasa, Sanya, Diqing, Popular tourist routes such as Jinggangshan and Nanchang have gradually increased to 271 flights per day.
Zhang Honggang said that in the initial stage of operation, Tianfu Airport will focus on building a domestic transit route network, connecting Beijing-Tianjin-Hebei, Yangtze River Delta, Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area and other world-class airport core airport routes; at the same time, Tianfu Airport will also cooperate with high-speed rail, The ground road network, including the urban light rail, uses the advantages of aviation to promote the accumulation of resource elements and promote the development of the central areas of the Chengyu region, such as Suining and Nanchong.
The picture shows the ceiling of the terminal building inspired by the feathers of the "Sun Bird" unearthed at Jinsha Site.
Photo by Liu Zhongjun
Although no international flights were arranged in the first flight season, Chengdu Tianfu International Airport, which is positioned as the "main hub of Chengdu international aviation", will still be an important gateway for Chengdu to open to the outside world in the future.
Zhang Honggang said that Chengdu is the midpoint of the Eurasian route, and it has obvious advantages in going to Europe and Southeast Asia.
If there is no impact from the epidemic, Chengdu Tianfu International Airport has more than 130 international routes connecting Europe, Southeast Asia, the Americas, Japan, and South Korea. “At present, we are in contact with foreign airlines and hope that as soon as the epidemic is under control, Resume international flights."
On the same day, passengers with large and small packages and local citizens who came to check in on a special trip poured into the departure hall of Tianfu Airport T2 Terminal. "Today, I made a special trip to Tianfu Airport to experience the first flight. From the subway to the check-in, the whole journey went smoothly. , Convenient." Passenger Yu Leran said that Tianfu Airport gave people a completely new look. "The new airport adopts the shape of the'sacred bird spreading its wings', the intelligent luggage system is very technological, and the decoration is bright and atmospheric."
According to the flight plan on the 27th, Tianfu Airport had 8 inbound and outbound flights on that day, including 6 outbound flights and 2 inbound flights.
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