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Tibet's fifth civil airport to be operational in October | The fifth civil airport in Tibet is expected to start operations in October. Director of the Civil Aviation
Administration's Tibet Branch, Xu Bo, said that the construction of the Peace
Airport in Xigaze would be completed in September, making its opening in October
feasible. With an investment of 489 million yuan, the airport would be able to
handle 230,000 passengers and 1,150 tonnes of cargo and allow 2,580 take-offs
and landings annually by 2020, Xinhua news agency reported. It is believed the
project will boost investment and tourism in Xigaze, the second largest city in
Tibet. The Peace Airport would be the fifth civil airport in Tibet, after Gonggar
airport in Lhasa, Bamda airport in Qamdo, Mainling airport in Nyingchi and Gunsa
airport in Ngari. |
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