Original title: Chongqing Jiangbei Airport’s cargo volume in 2021 hits a record high and opens 5 international cargo routes
China News Service, Chongqing, January 7 (Zhang Xu) According to data released by Chongqing Jiangbei International Airport on the 7th, the airport’s annual cargo and mail throughput in 2021 is 477,000 tons, an increase of 15.9% over 2020, a record high. In the whole year, the passenger throughput was 35.766 million passengers, and the aircraft took off and landed 280,600 flights, an increase of 2.4% and 2.2% respectively over 2020.
In addition, Chongqing Jiangbei International Airport opened 5 new international cargo routes, namely Chongqing-Yekaterinburg-Brussels, Bangalore-Chongqing, Chongqing-Nantong-Tokyo, Chongqing-Daka, and Chongqing-Krasnoyarsk international cargo routes.
In recent years, Chongqing Jiangbei International Airport has seen strong demand for air cargo. There are three reasons: First, the optimization of Chongqing’s local economic structure and the upgrading of the industrial chain have increased demand; second, due to the impact of the epidemic, land and sea transportation is relatively blocked, and the supply of capacity is insufficient. In addition, cargo owners have higher requirements for timeliness, and the international air cargo market demand has increased; The third is that the supporting policies for freight forwarding development are effective, further stimulating market players to increase investment.
Chongqing Jiangbei International Airport is also continuously upgrading its capacity investment and airline products, leveraging its regional advantages to create high-quality express lines, continuing to promote the construction of urban terminal buildings, and realizing “zero transfers” of vacant land. It has been completed and put into use in Sichuan and Chongqing. 6 city terminals.
Chen Shiqin, deputy general manager of Chongqing Airport Group, said that Chongqing Jiangbei International Airport will seize the opportunity of the Chengdu-Chongqing dual-city economic circle, strengthen cooperation between Sichuan and Chongqing, and jointly build Chongqing into a world-class airport cluster. (Finish)
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