Zhenghou planning international air logistics center
March 27, 2014 Category Airlines and airports, Logistics
Zhengzhou in Henan province has mapped out an ambitious plan to become an international air logistics center using its airport economic area. The State Council approved construction of the Zhengzhou Comprehensive Experimental Zone for Airport-based Economy in March last year. Zhengzhou airport has 23 cargo flight routes, 90% of all routes in Central China. It is the only airport that is qualified to operate international express services in the region. Packages departing from Zhengzhou can reach 13 international cities including New York, Moscow and London the next day. Cargo flight routes to Europe have been developing very fast. Cargo from the Pearl River and Yangtze River deltas, the area around the Bohai Sea and Northeast China are now delivered to major cities in Europe each day. So far, there have been 48 major projects with a total investment of CNY151.6 billion in the experimental zone. “We will go all out to build a transportation hub with the airport at the center. Our goal is to establish a cargo flight network that covers all the major port cities in the world within a short time,” said Zhang Yanming, Director of the Administrative Committee of the Experimental Zone. Construction of the second phase of the airport is proceeding smoothly. Terminal 2 and its supporting facilities are high on this year’s agenda. The terminal is expected to be put into use by 2017 and six more international cargo flight routes are in the pipeline this year. Meanwhile, a comprehensive transportation network connecting the airport with railways and highways has taken shape. Zhang said the Committee has invited five foreign and one domestic company to help draw up the master plan for the zone, which covers 415 square kilometers. The zone has set its GDP growth target at more than 30% this year, while its gross industrial output value is expected to reach CNY200 billion. Its fixed-asset investment (FAI) is expected to be doubled from the previous year.
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