Calls for more airports to be built in central and western China

By 2035, China aims to raise the number of civil transportation airports nationwide to about 400. — Xinhua

SHANGHAI: China should build more airports in central and western areas to promote links with other economies involved in the Belt and Road Initiative (BRI).

This is the view of Wang Yu, chairman and president of Spring Airlines, who is also a member of the 14th National Committee of the Chinese People’s Political Consultative Conference.