US EUROPE AFRICA ASIA 中文
    China / Society

    Shanghai airport going supersize

    By ZHOU WENTING (China Daily) Updated: 2015-12-30 08:00

    Two massive passenger terminals to increase hub's total capacity to 80 million annually

    Shanghai airport going supersize

    Workers are busy with the expansion project of Shanghai Pudong International Airport on Tuesday. GAO ERQIANG/CHINA DAILY

    Construction of the world's largest passenger terminals has begun at Shanghai Pudong International Airport, with completion set for 2019.

    The new facilities represent a milestone in Shanghai's quest to become a world-class air transportation hub, the Shanghai Airport Authority said.

    The two new passenger terminals, which will cover 622,000 square meters-larger than the airport's T1 terminal-will boost airport capacity to 80 million passengers annually, a significant increase over this year's 60 million, Shanghai Airport Authority officials said on Tuesday at the launching ceremony for the third phase of the massive extension.

    The two satellite terminals, located south of the existing two terminals, will be connected to each other and link to the main terminals via a rapid transit system.

    "After checking in at T1 or T2, passengers will take trains resembling small subways to the satellite halls. It will be faster than walking or taking a shuttle bus," said Dai Xiaojian, vice-president of Shanghai Airport Authority.

    A fifth airstrip will also be built at a cost of 20.6 billion yuan ($3.18 billion).

    "It's predicted that in 2020 that Shanghai's two airports-Hongqiao and Pudong-will have an annual passenger throughput of 120 million, which will place the city among the top three in the world," said Jing Yiming, president of the authority.

    Surging passenger demand in recent years has exceeded Pudong's design capacity of 42 million. The airfield area and terminals have been operating under overload conditions, although the airport has undergone earlier extensions and upgrades, Dai said.

    A continuous increase in passenger volume is expected with the maturity of the China (Shanghai) Pilot Free Trade Zone and Shanghai Disney Resort, which is set to open next year.

    "The satellite halls were in the original design of the airport as a functional extension. It will be the last project at the Pudong airport. Experts have been discussing the design and function for years," Dai said.

    "The satellite halls, consisting of six floors above ground and one floor underground, will solve bottlenecks brought by capacity saturation and an insufficient number of boarding gates," he said.

    Dai said conflicts on the ground between aircraft taxi operations, shuttle buses and other vehicles have increased in recent years, hurting efficiency and raising safety risks.

    Highlights
    Hot Topics
    ...
    亚洲av午夜国产精品无码中文字 | 中文字幕人妻无码专区| 18禁黄无码高潮喷水乱伦| 日本中文字幕在线不卡高清| 人妻精品久久无码区| 色综合久久中文字幕综合网| 无码人妻久久一区二区三区蜜桃 | 亚洲VA中文字幕无码一二三区 | 黑人无码精品又粗又大又长| 免费无码又爽又刺激网站直播| 亚洲AV无码AV男人的天堂不卡| 无码乱人伦一区二区亚洲一| 亚洲毛片网址在线观看中文字幕| 中文资源在线官网| 精品无码国产污污污免费网站| 国产AV无码专区亚洲AWWW| 在线播放中文字幕| 中文字幕无码不卡免费视频| 亚洲AV无码AV男人的天堂| 中文字幕乱码一区二区免费 | 精品无码人妻一区二区三区不卡| 国产aⅴ无码专区亚洲av麻豆| 最近中文国语字幕在线播放| 欧美日韩中文国产一区发布| 人妻少妇精品无码专区动漫| 92午夜少妇极品福利无码电影| h无码动漫在线观看| 成人av片无码免费天天看| V一区无码内射国产| 免费无码作爱视频| 精品久久久久久无码专区不卡| 日韩乱码人妻无码中文视频| 亚洲AV无码一区二区三区在线观看| 日韩精品专区AV无码| 亚洲精品无码久久久久sm| 亚洲欧美日韩另类中文字幕组| 最近中文字幕大全免费视频| 中文字幕精品无码一区二区三区 | 中文字幕亚洲欧美日韩2019| 亚洲精品97久久中文字幕无码 | 亚洲AV中文无码字幕色三|