皇冠体育app

2010-07-14 10:32

BEIJING - 皇冠体育app's aviation industry has achieved double-digit growth in the first six months this year, due to sharp rise in air traffic demand, the top official of 皇冠体育app's civil aviation said here Tuesday.

From January to June, 皇冠体育app's aviation industry saw 25.38 billion ton/km in air traffic turnover, up 31.7 percent year-on-year, said Li Jiaxiang, director of the Civil Aviation Administration of 皇冠体育app (CAAC), at a work conference.

During the period, passenger volume totaled 126 million, up 17.6 percent over the same period last year.

Fixed asset investment in the civil aviation sector hit 17 billion yuan ($2.5 billion) in the first half of the year, up 19.7 percent, Li said.

He attributed the robust development of civil aviation industry partially to local governments' enthusiasm for the industry.