Two people watch planes land as they stand in the terminal three building of the Beijing Capital International Airport in this July 11, 2011 file photo. REUTERS/David Gray/Files
BEIJING (Reuters) - When Mangshi opened its airport two decades ago, the small tropical city on China's border with Myanmar was served by few airlines. China's recent travel boom has changed that - seven carriers brought in more than 1 million visitors last year.
"We had a hard time attracting airlines in the early days," Li Ping, deputy chief of the airport's expansion steering committee, told Reuters. "Now we are struggling to accommodate flights."
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