On December 17, with the smooth landing of China Southern Airlines flight CZ3131, Zhangjiakou Airport ushered in its first overnight station capacity, and the coordinated development of airports in Hebei Province reached a new level.
Traveling in the morning and evening makes it easier for passengers to travel
Since December 17, China Southern Airlines has officially deployed overnight resident capacity at Zhangjiakou Airport and opened the Zhangjiakou-Shijiazhuang-Guangzhou route, once a day. The flight departed from Zhangjiakou at 7:40 in the morning and landed in Shijiazhuang at 9 o'clock; it departed from Shijiazhuang at 10 o'clock and arrived in Guangzhou at 12:55. The return flight departs from Guangzhou at 18:25 and arrives at Shijiazhuang at 21:15; departs from Shijiazhuang at 22:15 and returns to Zhangjiakou at 23:25.
"In the past, the earliest flight to Shijiazhuang was more than 9 o'clock, and it was almost noon when I arrived in Shijiazhuang. Time was tight and I couldn't finish the work, and there was no way to return on the same day. Now this flight is much more convenient. If you fly in the morning, you can come back at night. "At 7 o'clock in the morning, Mr. Wang, who was waiting for boarding, said. The opening of this route has greatly met Zhangjiakou's vast number of passengers' "departure and evening return" air travel needs. Zhangjiakou Airport's resource utilization rate has greatly increased in the morning and evening, Zhangjiakou Airport's route network has been further improved, and the level of aviation services has been significantly improved.
Helping Zhangjiakou Airport's Support Capability to Improve the Winter Olympics
As the host site for the 2022 Winter Olympics snow competition, Zhangjiakou has ushered in a golden opportunity for historical development. Zhangjiakou Airport is an important air traffic gateway and opening window in Zhangjiakou area. Since its opening on June 16, 2013, it has continued to improve its safe operation service guarantee capabilities, continuously improve the route network layout, and focus on smooth traffic and economic development in East China, Southwest, and Central South. As the city's air passage, the passenger throughput of Zhangjiakou Airport exceeded 600,000 passengers in 2017, achieving rapid growth in transportation production. On August 3, 2020, Terminal 2 of Zhangjiakou Airport was opened, and the new terminal, apron, taxiway and other infrastructure support capabilities have been greatly improved. China Southern Airlines is a network airline with the largest number of domestic transport aircraft, the most developed route network, and the largest annual passenger volume. The deployment of overnight station capacity and the opening of routes at Zhangjiakou Airport will surely further enhance the air transport capacity of Zhangjiakou Airport. In the next step, Zhangjiakou Airport will fully grasp the opportunities of the Winter Olympics and ice and snow tourism, actively introduce air transportation capacity, promote the integrated development of air tourism, meet the needs of air passenger transportation for official, business and tourism in the region, and enhance Zhangjiakou’s opening to the outside world and international visibility. The local economic and social development of Zhangjiakou provides strong support.
"Flying from Home" Transit and Accelerate the Coordinated Development of Airports in the Province
In recent years, Hebei Airport Group has continued to deepen Shijiazhuang's characteristic "big transit" development model, create "Fly from Home" major transit service products, and continuously improve the radiation function of Shijiazhuang Airport's regional hub, driving the coordinated development of airports in the province. With Shijiazhuang Airport as the core, a transit route network will be constructed, and a large transit route network connecting the five major directions of Northeast, Northwest, Southwest, Central South and East China will be initially formed. Actively create branch express lines in the province. The "Shi-Zhang Express Line" and "Shi-Cheng Express Line" in the province have reached 8 flights a day and 6 flights a day respectively. The time period can meet the needs of official business, travel and visiting relatives between Shijiazhuang and cities in the province, and the intra-provincial route network connecting the main branches and branches is becoming more and more perfect. At the same time, it continued to improve the transfer service products, and launched the "Fly from Home-Enjoy Transfer" four-free, three-excellent, and two-share transfer service products, which realized the direct baggage transfer of inter-airline transfer passengers, and the inter-airline transfer was launched during the year. Through the check-in system, passengers on branch lines in Zhangjiakou, Chengde, Qinhuangdao and other provinces can enjoy the service of “one check-in, one security check, and luggage directly to the destination” when transiting through Shijiazhuang. Through the connecting flights and convenient transfer services, passengers in the province can reach more than 70 cities across the country through Shijiazhuang Airport, which further expands the accessibility of the provincial branch airport route network, and promotes the province through the use of trunk and support. The domestic airport system has gradually formed, and the coordinated development of airports in the province has been accelerated.
The coordinated development of Beijing-Tianjin-Hebei, the construction of Xiongan New Area, the preparation of the Winter Olympics and other major national strategies have been implemented, and the construction of China (Hebei) Pilot Free Trade Zone has been accelerated, bringing unprecedented strategic support and strong momentum to the development of Hebei’s civil aviation. Higher requirements. In the next step, Hebei Airport Group will take the expansion of domestic demand as its strategic fulcrum, continue to improve the air route network connecting the trunk and branch, and actively promote the formation of a new era of modern Hebei civil aviation development pattern of "one hub, multiple branches and three systems" in our province, and help Beijing and Tianjin To build a world-class airport cluster to serve the construction of a strong economic province and beautiful Hebei.
