Guangzhou Baiyun International Airport Co., Ltd. harvested net profit attributable to shareholders of CNY 543.89 million in 2009, with a 11.96% growth year on year, and basic earnings per share stood at CNY 0.47.
Operating revenue and total profit separately inched up 8.4% and 7.44% to CNY 3.306 billion and CNY 757.26 million, and the aerodrome based in the southern Chinese city of Guangzhou, Guangdong Province, intended to pay a cash dividend of CNY 2.6 for every ten shares.
Last year, it aggregately severed 37.0506 million passengers, rising 10.8% from a year earlier, and total cargo and mail throughput, including that handled through FedEx Express, leapt 39.3% to 955,300 tons. Meanwhile, up to 308,800 flights were taken here.
Guangzhou Baiyun International Airport had opened 143, 54, and 9 domestic, international, and regional airlines by the 2009-end, respectively, covering more than 160 cities at home and abroad.
The airport is predicted to benefit a lot from the 2010 Asian Games in Guangzhou, but it is so worried about the future competition with more high-speed railways.