Busy airports

THE regional civil aviation authority said Shanghai's two international airports handled 12.31 million passengers from May 1 to June 30, a 34 percent increase compared with the same period of last year. Among them 2.53 million were international air travelers, a 46 percent jump compared with last year. The airports also handled 626,300 tons of cargo in the period, which coincided with the first two months of the World Expo.