THIRD PHASE OF PUDONG AIRPORT EXPANSION UNDERWAY
January 1st, 2016
CONSTRUCTION has begun on a third phase of expanding Shanghai Pudong International Airport, the Shanghai Airport Authority has announced. The USD3.24 billion project is designed to ensure the airport can annually receive 80 million passengers, 5.7 million tonnes of cargo, and 653,000 airplanes. This would be up from 60 million passengers, 4.75 million tonnes of cargo and 555,000 airplanes in 2015. The authority wants to complete the work by 2019.
A key element of the project is the construction of a 522,000-square-metre satellite hall with 61 near-gate parking ...
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