Yunnan airports serve 49.83 mil passengers in 2020

With 436,000 landings and takeoffs, the 15 airports across Yunnan province served 49.83 million passengers and transported 369, 000 tonnages of goods in 2020, said Yunnan Aerobiz Investment Group on Jan. 26.

Kunming Airport saw a total of 273, 000 landings and takeoffs over the past year. 92.21percent of the flights at Kunming Airport took off on time, up by 2.76 percent year on year. In punctuality, the airport ranked third among its top ten Chinese peers. 

The airports in Lancang and Wenshan achieved positive growth, while the airports in Lincang, Cangyuan, Wenshan, Ninglang and Mangshi recorded a year-on-year increase of 15 percent in cargo and package transporting. 

Citing the coordinated working modes and auto gates in operation, a person in charge of the Yunnan group said they will further improve the provincial air services in 2021, the beginning year of the 14th Five-Year Plan period.

Reporting by Hu Xiaorong; Trans-editing by Wang Shixue