China Plans a US$4.3 Billion Airport on Artificial Island Near Dalian(Author： Fang Yan, Matthew Miller Source:Reuters)cannews.cn/2014/0917/105078.shtm l Dalian, a major city in northeast China, plans to build an airport on a 20.9 square-kilometer (8.07 square-mile) artificial island to be created off its coast with a total cost of 26.3 billion yuan (US$4.28 billion), local media said on Tuesday. The airport, with four runways, will become one of the worlds biggest airports created through landfill, capable to handle Airbus A380 mega jets, carnoc said on its website. Cai Li, chairman of Dalian International Airport Co Ltd, referred to the new airport plan as a timely move as the citys existing Zhoushuizi airport will be outgrown within five years, according to sohu. Last year, Zhoushuizi airport, Chinas 17th busiest, handled more than 14 million passengers, up 5.6 percent from a year earlier, official statistics show. Chinas airports in total handled more than 754 million passengers last year, up 11 percent from 2012 and 86 percent from five years ago. Congestion and delays are only set to worsen as manufacturers estimate one new plane will take to Chinas skies every other day for the next two decades. The country is in the midst of a major airport expansion drive, aiming to bring the total number of airports to more than 220 by the end of 2015.
Posted on: Wed, 17 Sep 2014 01:38:10 +0000
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