China News Service, Beijing, February 28 (Reporter Liu Wenwen) Han Jun, deputy director of the Civil Aviation Administration of China, said in Beijing on the 28th that we will strive to build a number of world-class aviation companies and world-class aviation hubs by 2050.
Han Jun introduced at a press conference held by the State Council Information Office that day that since the 18th National Congress of the Communist Party of China, China's aviation hub construction has achieved remarkable results. The number of airports with a passenger throughput of 10 million has increased from 21 in 2012 to 39 before the epidemic. , Beijing and Shanghai are among the 10 cities in the world with annual passenger throughput exceeding 100 million (person-times).
Beijing Capital, Shanghai Pudong, and Guangzhou Baiyun International Airport have 133, 142, and 92 international access points respectively. Before the epidemic, there were nearly 20,000 scheduled passenger and cargo flights per week between China's hub airports and 217 cities around the world. between.
However, he also pointed out that compared with the goal of building a transportation power, there is still a large gap in the construction of China's aviation hub.
In the next step, the Civil Aviation Administration of China will take multiple measures and implement comprehensive policies to effectively enhance the international competitiveness of China's aviation hubs in response to some problems such as the low transit efficiency of aviation hubs, low international accessibility and the urgent need to improve entry and exit facilitation.
Han Jun said that on the one hand, the level of hub development must be improved.
Strengthen the intercontinental connection capabilities and global radiation capabilities of the three major hub airports in Beijing, Shanghai and Guangzhou, and create an all-round gateway composite international aviation hub.
On the other hand, resource allocation policies must be further optimized.
Support large airlines with foundation, ability and willingness to play the main role in hub construction, and further strengthen hub-oriented resource allocation policies in aspects such as traffic rights and time slots.
In addition, it is necessary to improve the operational efficiency of hub airports and actively create a convenient policy environment.
He said that we will strive to build a number of world-class aviation companies and world-class aviation hubs by 2050, and further improve the international aviation hub functional system to support China in building a transportation power with strong security, people's satisfaction, and first-class competition.
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