TAIWAN TAOYUAN INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT AWAITING AMBITIOUS UPGRADE
August 1st, 2014
Taiwan’s main airport, Taiwan Taoyuan International Airport, is to undergo a major expansion, increasing its annual passenger capacity from 32 million to 60 million by 2030. Located halfway between the capital Taipei and the island’s industrial heartland along its western coast, the airport is planned to become the centerpiece of the government’s highly ambitious Taoyuan Aerotropolis project, which with an estimated investment of Taiwan New Dollar TWD600 billion (USD20 billion). The plans involve an overall area of 6,845 hectares earmarked for developments ...
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