Tuesday, November 3, 2009

Pudong International Airport and Shanghai Hongqiao

Pudong International AirportShanghai is the only city to possess two international airports-Pudong InternationalAirport and Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport, which can directly send people to many major cities and countries in the world.

Pudong International Airport covers an area of 30 square kilometers and the estimated number of passengers every year amounts to 20 million. What's more, the total volume of goods delivery adds up to 0.75 million tons. Therefore, it is really a key link in the whole transport network. In order to bring you convinence, some basic information such as the timetables of the airport shuttle, the hotels around the airport etc. are offered in Pudong Transportantion.

Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport is located in the western suburbs of Shanghai, nearly 13 kilometers away from downtown. Before the construction of Pudong International Airport, Hongqiao International Airport had always been the busiest one in China. It was built in the year 1907 while the reconstruction started in 1963 and successfully passed its test operation period in April, 1964.

Aiming at offering an easy access to other places or other districts, the airport provides passengers with vehicles such as airport shuttles, taxis and buses, among which the shuttles are the most useful and helpful to passengers.

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