Huang Jianxiong went to Guangzhou to meet with the leaders of the Civil Aviation Central and Southern Bureau and China Southern Airlines Group
Promote the expansion of Wudangshan Airport to better meet the travel needs of the people
On July 20, Huang Jianxiong, deputy secretary of the Shiyan Municipal Party Committee and mayor, went to Guangzhou to meet with Ma Bing, director of the Central and Southern Regional Administration bureau of civil aviation of China, and Yao Yong, chief accountant of China Southern Airlines Group Co., Ltd., to conduct in-depth docking on the reconstruction and expansion of Wudangshan Airport and the development of routes.
On behalf of the municipal party committee and the municipal government, Huang Jianxiong expressed his gratitude to the Civil Aviation Central and Southern Bureau and China Southern Airlines Group for their long-term concern and support for the development of Shiyan civil aviation. He said that Shiyan is located in the hinterland of Qinba Mountain, located in the geometric center of China's geographical map, and after the completion of Wudang Mountain Airport, it has greatly improved regional transportation conditions and effectively promoted high-quality economic and social development. Shiyan mountains and rivers are beautiful, excellent ecology, strong Taoist culture, with more than 60 A-class scenic spots, the number of tourists in the first half of this year can exceed 50 million, inseparable from the support and guarantee of Wudang Mountain Airport. With the high-quality economic and social development of our city, the people's travel demand is becoming more and more exuberant, the construction of international terminals, the declaration of air ports, the opening of international flights, has become a new dream in the new journey of the people of Shiyan, to achieve this dream, the need for civil aviation Central South Bureau, China Southern Airlines Group full support. It is hoped that the Central and Southern Bureau of Civil Aviation will fully consider the development reality of Wudangshan Airport, give more help in the expansion of Wudangshan Airport, flight schedule increment, cadre exchange and training, etc., and help the high-quality development of Shiyan civil aviation. It is hoped that China Southern Airlines Group will tilt the scarce aviation resources, provide more convenience in opening routes, optimizing time and putting capacity, increase overnight aircraft in Shiyan, and build Wudangshan Airport into an important operating base under China Southern Airlines.
Ma Bing said that since the opening of Wudangshan Airport, the overall operation has been safe and stable, the aviation business has developed rapidly, the passenger throughput has increased year by year, and outstanding achievements have been made in the assessment of the construction of "safe civil aviation" and the assessment of air defense support capabilities. In the next step, the Central and Southern Bureau of Civil Aviation will continue to increase its support for the Wudangshan Airport Reconstruction and Expansion Project, support it in terms of financial subsidies, give incremental support to airport flight schedules, and expand two-way communication channels for cadres. It is hoped that Wudangshan Airport will continue to consolidate the safety foundation, focus on non-stop construction, and promote the high-quality development of the airport.
Yao Yong said that Shiyan has three world-class business cards of "Xianshan, Xiushui and Automobile City", with unique ecological tourism resources, obvious advantages in the development of aviation tourism, great potential for cooperation between the two sides, and promising future prospects. In the next step, China Southern Airlines Group will optimize existing flights, open new flights, strengthen safety management, better meet the travel needs of the people, jointly develop the Shiyan tourism market, and strive to achieve win-win development on the basis of the original cooperation routes between the two sides.
Shi Lilong, secretary general of the municipal government, and the main responsible comrades of Wudangshan Airport Company attended the talks.