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APR 23. 2003 (newstodate): Shanghai's Pudong Airport is poised to become Asia's air transportation hub by 2020.
As part of the effort, the second-phase construction of the international airport is expected to begin very soon, and the runway section of the second phase will be completed in 2004. The 1.2 billion US dollars airport terminal to be built during the second-phase projectis expected to go into operation in 2007.
Also to cope with the demands by the 2010 World Expo, a 3rd runway will be added "shortly", says Xinhua News Agency.
The airport handled some 4.2 million passengers in Q1 this year, up 163.2 percent on last year, and more than 306,700 tons of cargo, a year-on-year rise of 175.81 percent, Xinhua says.
As part of the effort, the second-phase construction of the international airport is expected to begin very soon, and the runway section of the second phase will be completed in 2004. The 1.2 billion US dollars airport terminal to be built during the second-phase projectis expected to go into operation in 2007.
Also to cope with the demands by the 2010 World Expo, a 3rd runway will be added "shortly", says Xinhua News Agency.
The airport handled some 4.2 million passengers in Q1 this year, up 163.2 percent on last year, and more than 306,700 tons of cargo, a year-on-year rise of 175.81 percent, Xinhua says.