Pudong Airport to open cargo terminal in 2008

SHANGHAI Pudong International Airport plans to open an air cargo terminal in the third quarter of 2008, Xinhua reports.

The terminal, located in the West Cargo Terminal Area of Pudong airport, is currently under development and will cover an area measuring 550,000 square metres.

The facility has been designed to handle up to 1.2 million tons of cargo annually.

The 8.4-square-kilometre West Cargo Terminal Area of Pudong airport is equipped with 18 cargo jet berths and cargo terminals, and transit hubs for Pudong-based airlines.

Statistics show Pudong airport handled 1.13 million tons of cargo in the first half of this year, an increase of 16.3 per cent over the same period last year.