The airspace under the jurisdiction of Beijing's aviation authorities was doubled to 34,500 square kilometers. By 2021, Daxing airport is expected to have 2,900 flights per day.
Chinese tourist sites received 782 million visits during the holiday, up well over 7% from last year’s 726 million, but that’s slower than growth of past two years.
China remained the largest source of foreign visitors to the Southeast Asian nation, accounting for 39% of its total foreign arrivals.
Three in five urban Chinese respondents are motivated to try themed travel as a suitable hobby (66%) or an in-depth experience (64%).
Ctrip's registered users from over 500 Chinese cities have booked trips to 100 countries and regions online for the holiday starting from October 1.
Asia is home to 18 of the Top 50 Global and 11 of the Top 25 LCC Megahubs, ranking ninth globally, Singapore Changi Airport is Asia Pacific’s most internationally connected airport for the second straight year.
China is the largest single market for Airbus in terms of fleet size, and the number of aircraft delivered by Airbus to China each year accounts for nearly one-quarter of global deliveries.
Chinese airlines will need to buy 8,090 new planes in the next 20 years, or about USD 1.3 trillion worth of aircraft, according to a report published by Boeing.
