Recovery of aviation in Tianjin
( 2003-06-23 16:33) (Xinhua)
The aviation industry of Tianjin, the largest port city in northern China,
has shown signs of recovery since the World Health Organization lifted the
travel advisory against the city on Jun. 13.
The rate of occupancy on all routes rose six or seven percent this week. The
seat occupancy on routes linking Tianjin with Shanghai, Guangzhou and Shenzhen
registered a sharp increase.
Occupancy rates on routes from Shanghai to Tianjin and from Shenzhen to
Tianjin exceeded 80 percent.
The local aviation department has added flights between Tianjin and Guangzhou
and Shenzhen respectively and resumed flights to SARS-affected regions after
they were removed from the travel advisory list.
A municipal aviation official predicted that the aviation industry was likely
to resume normal operations in July and August with the approach of summer
vacations and the improvement of the SARS situation in Beijing and other areas.
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