|
CHINA> Regional
![]() |
|
18,000 flights planned in Chengdu for lunar New Year
(Xinhua)
Updated: 2009-01-04 09:13 CHENGDU -- The number of flights at Shuangliu International Airport, the busiest air traffic hub in western China, will rise slightly during the 40 days of the Spring Festival transport period (January 11-February 19), under a plan the airport released on Saturday. The airport, about 10 km from Chengdu, the capital of southwest Sichuan Province, is expected to handle 18,000 flights in the period, up 3 percent year-on-year. More than 2 million passengers are expected to use the airport. The airport will transport 500 unaccompanied minors daily around the 10 peak days of the Spring Festival, or Chinese lunar new year, which falls on January 26 this year. To ensure smooth operation, the airport will adopt 24-hour shift work and open special security checks for tour groups, the aged, disabled and pregnant women. |
五华县| 无为县| 邢台市| 怀柔区| 泸水县| 临沂市| 云和县| 张北县| 台江县| 上高县| 普洱| 英山县| 济南市| 盐池县| 廉江市| 靖江市| 淳化县| 淳安县| 贵州省| 闻喜县| 武穴市| 承德县| 淅川县| 新源县| 靖江市| 田东县| 达尔| 全椒县| 亚东县| 长海县| 长垣县| 耿马| 凤台县| 慈利县| 吉木萨尔县| 南岸区| 山阳县| 栾城县| 宜丰县| 郑州市| 德钦县|