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Airport upgrade approved

Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport has won state approval for a 15.3 billion yuan (US$1.97 billion) expansion that features a second runway and a new terminal, the National Development and Reform Commission said. The growth plan for the smaller of the city's two airports is expected to boost Hongqiao's capacity to 40 million passengers a year by 2015, according to the statement. The expansion project comprises a 3,300-meter runway and a new terminal with an area of 250,000 square meters, plus new public facilities, the commission said. The airport now operates a 3,400-meter runway and terminal space totaling 81,600 square meters. The design capacity of the existing facility is 9.6 million passengers a year, far short of the passenger throughput of 19 million last year. Trackback(0) TrackBack URI for this entry Comments (0) Subscribe to this comment's feed Show/Hide comments Write comment Show/Hide comment form Name Email Website Title Comment Write the displayed characters Add Comment Copyright 2007. All Rights Reserved.

 

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