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Source: People's Republic of China – State Council News
GUANGZHOU, Sept. 10 (Xinhua) — A cluster of world-class airports is rapidly emerging in the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area (GBA), marking a milestone in regional infrastructure development. The ambitious project will integrate several major airports and aim to create a unified and efficient aviation network.
On July 30, Guangzhou Baiyun International Airport successfully completed the flight test of Runway 5, making it the second airport in China and the first in the RBC with 5 runways. Shortly after, on August 3, Shenzhen Bao'an International Airport completed the calibration of Runway 3, paving the way for its operation within a year.
With the three-runway system at Hong Kong International Airport coming into operation in November 2024, the RBC currently has 13 runways and will soon have 15. In addition to the above major hubs, other airports in the RBC are also implementing their expansion projects.
The aviation infrastructure of the RBC includes three hub airports (Guangzhou, Shenzhen and Hong Kong), two major airports (Zhuhai and Macao) and two regional airports (Huizhou and Foshan), which together serve more than 200 destinations worldwide.
The Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area Development Plan, released in February 2019, calls for building a world-class airport cluster. It emphasizes strengthening and upgrading Hong Kong's status as an international aviation hub, enhancing its function as an aviation management training center, and enhancing the competitiveness of Guangzhou and Shenzhen international airports.
In addition, the document aims to improve the performance of airports in Macao and Zhuhai, while promoting complementary development and positive interaction between airports in the region.
In 2024, the total passenger traffic of 7 airports of the RBC exceeded 200 million person-times, which reflects the increased viability of the urban agglomeration and the sustainable, positive economic development of the cities of the region. Such high figures indicate the benefits of the ongoing airport expansion projects in the region.
Meanwhile, significant progress has been made in infrastructure development, including the construction of new terminals and the development of transport links between the airports. Advanced technologies are being introduced to streamline operations and improve the passenger experience across the network.
The International Air Transport Association forecasts that by 2030, air passenger and cargo traffic in the RBC will reach 387 million person-times and 20 million tons, respectively.
The airport cluster in the RBC is currently forming a multi-layer network, including “Hong Kong as an international transit hub, Guangzhou as an Asia-Pacific hub, and Shenzhen as a hub for direct flights to emerging markets”, covering major global economies and emerging markets, demonstrating strong global interconnectivity.
Hong Kong International Airport offers connections to major cities in the Asia-Pacific region within a 4-hour flight, and more than half of the world's population lives within a 5-hour flight.
Guangzhou Baiyun International Airport serves about 75 international passenger routes and 46 international cargo routes weekly. Shenzhen Bao'an International Airport serves more than 50 international and regional destinations, with more than 800 flights per week.
Wang Guowen, director of the Institute of Logistics and Supply Chain Management at the China (Shenzhen) Institute of Comprehensive Development, said the expansion of the airport cluster will not only turn RBS into an air logistics hub connecting China with the outside world, but will also reduce corporate logistics costs in the region, promote free movement and efficient distribution of economic factors, and drive RBS's transformation from a "world factory" to a "world market." -0-
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