The construction of aviation hubs has driven a surge in international logistics, and the cross-border e-commerce cargo volume at Wuhan Airport has increased by five times year-on-year

     On January 11th,Flight X7282,departing from Tianhe Airport,carried 120000 pieces of goods to Liege,Belgium,with half of the bulk trade goods and half of the cross-border e-commerce goods.The goods will flow to Vancouver,Los Angeles,New York,Liege,and other places.This is a full cargo flight from Wuhan to Liege,currently flying twice a week.

     After the COVID-19,the traditional way of foreign trade was impacted,while new business forms such as cross-border e-commerce grew significantly.In order to seize the opportunity and fill the gaps,Hubei Airport Group Aviation Logistics Co.,Ltd.has accelerated the recovery and expansion of international all cargo aircraft routes and rapid growth of international cargo volume by optimizing the route network and port functions.

     Through methods such as passenger to cargo conversion and temporary charter flights,more than 30 international freight transportation points have been restored and opened,covering the radius of cross-border e-commerce supply to major cities both inside and outside the province.A wide coverage and high-quality international logistics network has been preliminarily formed,bringing Chinese made goods to the international market through Tianhe Airport,and then transporting goods such as milk powder,red wine,and health products needed by citizens back to China According to the relevant person in charge of Hubei Airport Group Aviation Logistics Co.,Ltd.,cross-border e-commerce business has become an effective driver to stabilize the basic market of foreign trade and help high-quality development of trade,helping to accelerate the formation of a new development pattern with domestic systemic circulation as the main body and domestic and international double circulation promoting each other.

    In 2020,against the backdrop of a complex and severe domestic and international situation,the total amount of cross-border e-commerce import and export goods at Tianhe Airport Express Supervision Center reached a historic high,with 9.36 million cross-border e-commerce goods completed throughout the year,a year-on-year increase of nearly 500%,with a value of 410 million yuan,a year-on-year increase of 36%.

    In the second half of 2020,the flight volume of Wuhan Tianhe Airport steadily rebounded and gradually returned to the peak flight volume before the epidemic.With the active efforts of multiple departments and units in Wuhan,on December 30,2020,Wuhan Tianhe Airport was approved by the Civil Aviation Administration,and the peak hour capacity standard for flights was increased from 39 to 42.It is expected that the flight volume of Wuhan Tianhe Airport will further increase in 2021.On January 4th,Wuhan Tianhe Airport implemented a dual runway independent parallel departure test operation,and departing flights from Tianhe Airport entered a dual runway"flying together"mode.The overall operational efficiency of the airport will be further improved,which can better meet travel needs.
 
     During the 13th Five Year Plan period,Wuhan Airport had 152 domestic and international navigable cities,forming an international air route network that connected the surrounding areas,directly reached the UK,France,Russia,Italy,radiated North America,and reached the five continents.It is the airport with the most international and regional air routes in the central region.In 2019,Wuhan Tianhe Airport completed a passenger throughput of 27.15 million,with a growth rate of 10.8%,ranking first among the 22 main coordinating airports in the country.

     This year marks the beginning of the 14th Five Year Plan,and Hubei Airport Group will closely focus on the strategic goal of becoming a"central international aviation gateway hub",adhere to the development strategy of Wuhan Tianhe Airport's"international passenger and cargo dual leadership",accelerate the construction of a global,nationwide,and provincial-level route layout,and create a closely connected and efficient transit network.Accelerate the construction of Wuhan Airport and Ezhou Airport into a globally leading dual hub system for air passenger and cargo transportation,providing opportunities for the economic transformation and development of provinces and cities,as well as the expansion of opening up to the outside world