Yichang: Sanxia (Three Gorges) Airport Permitted to Operate Int'l Flights on Nov. 25th

Published : 2:13 A.M. EST, Nov 26, 2007

Approved by the State Council of China on November 25^th, the Sanxia (Three Gorges) Airport in Yichang City was permitted to commence the international flight service operated by China airlines. The construction of port facilities is now under busy preparations.

Built in 1994 and officially operated from 1997, the Sanxia Airport now covers 26 domestic air routes from Yichang to Beijing, Shanghai, Xian, Wuhan, Hangzhou, Guangzhou and Shenzhen. It is planned that the first scheduled flight will be the Yichang-Hong Kong flight in the first half-year of 2008. Then the airport will gradually commence air routes leading to Korea, Japan and countries in Europe and America continents.

· Yichang: Sanxia (Three Gorges) Airport to Start Three Domestic Air Routes - 4:47 A.M. EST, Oct 29, 2007
· Flight Schedule of Yichang-Hong Kong Changes - 3:15 A.M. EST, Jun 21, 2007
· Yichang Sanxia Airport to Add Round-trip Flight Beijing from April 10, 2007 - 3:29 A.M. EST, Mar 30, 2007
· Yichang Sanxia Airport Operates Summer-Autumn Flight Timetable - 4:39 A.M. EST, Mar 26, 2007