China aims to have 450 airports by 2035 - aviation regulator

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China aims to have 450 airports by 2035 - aviation regulator

 

FILE PHOTO: Business jets (foreground) park at Hong Kong International Airport, China October 19, 2018. REUTERS/Bobby Yip

 

BEIJING (Reuters) - China aims to have 450 airports by 2035, almost doubling its current number of airports as part of the country's ambition to build itself into an aviation power, its aviation regulator said.

 

The Civil Aviation Administration of China (CAAC) made the forecast on Monday, according to a report by the CAAC News which is affiliated to the regulator. As of end-October, China had 234 civil airports, according to state media.

 

China is expected to overtake the United States as the world's largest aviation market in the next decade as an expanding middle class and government support for the sector fuel demand for flights and airport construction.

 

In the meantime, Chinese policymakers are also hoping that a rebound in infrastructure investment could provide a boost to the economy that is expanding at the weakest pace since the global financial crisis with analysts expect further softening in coming months.

 

The state council said in October that the country would ramp up investment in infrastructure such as railways, highways and airports to spur domestic demand.

 

Fixed-asset investment growth, a key driver of China's economy, is hovering around record lows after Beijing put many projects on hold due to concerns over rising debt.

 

The CAAC also said it was expecting air passenger traffic will account for over a third of total traffic in the country.

 

(Reporting by Stella Qiu and Brenda Goh; Editing by Gopakumar Warrier)

 

-- © Copyright Reuters 2018-12-11

[marko kok prong]

This will help fight global warming.

[Cryingdick]

Time to buy some more Boeing....

[helpisgood]

Does that count the ones on new islands on the South China Sea?

[KhunBENQ]

2 hours ago, marko kok prong said:

This will help fight global warming.

Just another example for the absurdity of CO₂ counting in the west.

Exploding (air)traffic in China, India etc.

Exploding population in many African countries.

 

 

[zydeco]

1 hour ago, KhunBENQ said:

Just another example for the absurdity of CO₂ counting in the west.

Exploding (air)traffic in China, India etc.

Exploding population in many African countries.

 

 

Perhaps this is why the people in France are trying to pull down their government. They don't like the idea of being taxed into penury in order for China to build 450 airports without taking any environmental impact into consideration whatsoever.

[johng]

Just another example for the absurdity of CO₂ counting in the west.
Exploding (air)traffic in China, India etc.
Exploding population in many African countries.
 
 

Exploding human population is the huge problem no one wants to address.

[BoganInParasite]

God forbid. They can't manage the current airspace and flights. Slice and dicing the airspace even more to get traffic into and out of that many airports will be beyond the current military ATC.

[Cryingdick]

7 hours ago, KhunBENQ said:

Just another example for the absurdity of CO₂ counting in the west.

Exploding (air)traffic in China, India etc.

Exploding population in many African countries.

 

 

They should do a Macron and raise the tax on jet fuel sharply. It may not help stop global warming but it will certainly help abate economic growth.

[Krataiboy]

5 hours ago, johng said:

8 hours ago, KhunBENQ said:

Just another example for the absurdity of CO₂ counting in the west.
Exploding (air)traffic in China, India etc.
Exploding population in many African countries.
 
 

Exploding human population is the huge problem no one wants to address.

Don't worry, "they" are working on it: genetically modified crops, water flouridation, mass vaccination, 5G, lower sperm counts from chemical pollution, virtual sex. . . the list just keeps growing.

[Stargeezr]

Yes and those aircraft and jet do pollute a lot. Way to go China, maybe time to carbon tax your population. Get on the cash grab scheme like some other countries are.

Geezer

[Ulic]

A waste of time, there are simply not enough pilots to fly the planes needed to make these airports useful. They will have to go to pilotless planes and I just don't think the public will accept that.

[Jdiddy]

On 12/12/2018 at 5:06 PM, Ulic said:

A waste of time, there are simply not enough pilots to fly the planes needed to make these airports useful

They are recruiting experienced pilots with offers like $300k USD/year 6 weeks on 2 weeks off, plus their own massive population to provide them with 1st officers