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e airport is projected to be
able to handle more than 70
million passenger trips and 1.9
million tons of cargo this year.
“In addition to air transportation, the operation
of T2 will spur the development of tourism,
commerce, logistics and related industries, which
are expected to achieve sustainable growth under
the country’s Belt and Road Initiative and the
Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area,”
Lin said on Monday.
“Although there are many airports in the Pearl
River Delta, Guangzhou Baiyun in Guangdong’s
provincial capital is an important aviation hub in
the southern China region,” he said.
T2, which has 20 self-service outbound channels
and another 30 inbound ones, will introduce
advanced artificial intelligence and other high-tech
measures and equipment, including e-channels and
a facial-recognition system, to help raise efficiency
and simplify exit and entry procedures, the airport
statement said.
In addition to shuttle buses, T2 will be linked to
the city center and the national high-speed railway
network by Guangzhou’s advanced subway and
light rail network.
Guangzhou Baiyun is now the third-busiest airport
on the Chinese mainland after Beijing and Shanghai.
It is expected to be able to handle more than
80 million passengers a year and over 2.5 million
metric tons of cargo annually by 2020. The airport
is projected to be able to handle more than 70
million passenger trips and 1.9 million tons of
cargo this year.
Last year, the airport handled 65.84 million
passenger trips, up 10.2 percent year-on-year.
Of those trips, 15.89 million involved foreign
passengers, up 20 percent year-on-year.
The airport handled 1.78 million tons of cargo in
2017, a year-on-year increase of 7.8 percent.
Luo Yongshi contributed to this story.■
South China Business Journal 47
able to handle more than 70
million passenger trips and 1.9
million tons of cargo this year.
“In addition to air transportation, the operation
of T2 will spur the development of tourism,
commerce, logistics and related industries, which
are expected to achieve sustainable growth under
the country’s Belt and Road Initiative and the
Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area,”
Lin said on Monday.
“Although there are many airports in the Pearl
River Delta, Guangzhou Baiyun in Guangdong’s
provincial capital is an important aviation hub in
the southern China region,” he said.
T2, which has 20 self-service outbound channels
and another 30 inbound ones, will introduce
advanced artificial intelligence and other high-tech
measures and equipment, including e-channels and
a facial-recognition system, to help raise efficiency
and simplify exit and entry procedures, the airport
statement said.
In addition to shuttle buses, T2 will be linked to
the city center and the national high-speed railway
network by Guangzhou’s advanced subway and
light rail network.
Guangzhou Baiyun is now the third-busiest airport
on the Chinese mainland after Beijing and Shanghai.
It is expected to be able to handle more than
80 million passengers a year and over 2.5 million
metric tons of cargo annually by 2020. The airport
is projected to be able to handle more than 70
million passenger trips and 1.9 million tons of
cargo this year.
Last year, the airport handled 65.84 million
passenger trips, up 10.2 percent year-on-year.
Of those trips, 15.89 million involved foreign
passengers, up 20 percent year-on-year.
The airport handled 1.78 million tons of cargo in
2017, a year-on-year increase of 7.8 percent.
Luo Yongshi contributed to this story.■
South China Business Journal 47
