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Weather fails to dampen Obama's glee

Metro
2009-11-16

BARACK Obama arrived in Shanghai about 11:10 last night, the first time he has visited China since being elected United States president. Obama's Air Force One aircraft landed at Pudong International Airport in...

Airport to drivers: Don't hog the lanes

Metro | Traffic
2009-11-12

HONGQIAO International Airport authorities, trying to ease chronic traffic snarls, are reminding drivers who pick up passengers not to park their cars in the driving lanes as they wait. The airport has kicked off...

New airport will open in Tibet

Business | Airlines and airports
2009-11-4

GUNSA Airport in the Tibet Autonomous Region will open on July 1, becoming the fourth civil airport in the region, local authorities said yesterday. The parking apron, its 4,500-meter-long runway as well as meteorological...

Interior decorations on time at airport

Metro | Traffic
2009-10-30

MAIN interior decorations for Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport's new major terminal building were completed yesterday, right in time for its scheduled opening in March, said its operator. Shanghai Airport...

Airport to establish fair prices

Metro | Traffic
2009-10-23

THE second terminal at Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport will mainly provide relatively inexpensive restaurants and souvenir shops when it opens by March. Airport officials, after hearing complaints and proposals...

Electric cars take travelers to their plane

Metro | Traffic
2009-10-17

PUDONG International Airport yesterday started offering a pick-up service inside Terminal 2 for those unwilling to walk the long distance between security-check areas and the boarding gates. The service is only...

HK Airport Authority Eyes Stake In Partner

Business | Airlines and airports
2009-10-16

THE Hong Kong airport authority is keen to buy a stake in its Shanghai counterpart but the two sides haven't held talks about the issue, said a senior official of the Shanghai Airport Authority yesterday. "The...

Shanghai, Hong Kong unite to streamline Hongqiao Airport

Business | Airlines and airports
2009-10-13

SHANGHAI tied up with Hong Kong yesterday in establishing a 100 million yuan (US$14.7 million) joint venture to upgrade the management of its Hongqiao International Airport. The plan is to make the airport a gateway...

City signs JV with HK to run Hongqiao airport

Business | Airlines and airports
2009-10-12

SHANGHAI established a 100-million-yuan (US$14.64 million) joint venture with Hong Kong today to improve the management of Hongqiao International Airport as a gateway to the Yangtze River Delta and beyond. Shanghai...

Shanghai to gain third airport at Jiaxing

Metro
2009-10-12

SHANGHAI may get a third airport at Jiaxing City where a military air base will be expanded for civil flights. The expansion, starting this year, will be completed in 2011 and enable an annual capacity of...