THE second runway at Hongqiao International Airport will be put into use next Thursday, five days ahead of the opening of the airport`s new terminal.
The airport will then have two runways and Shanghai will become the first city in China to have two airports and five runways.
The timing of the dual openings is impeccable, coming less than two months before the massive domestic and international visitor influx expected for the six-month World Expo.
The airport operator said that 11 airlines, including Air China and China Southern Airlines, would switch their flights to the new terminal.
The operator said the runway would relieve pressure on the busy airport. About 500 flights land and take off there daily.
The airport will then have two runways and Shanghai will become the first city in China to have two airports and five runways.
The timing of the dual openings is impeccable, coming less than two months before the massive domestic and international visitor influx expected for the six-month World Expo.
The airport operator said that 11 airlines, including Air China and China Southern Airlines, would switch their flights to the new terminal.
The operator said the runway would relieve pressure on the busy airport. About 500 flights land and take off there daily.
