Old 08-13-2014, 07:21 PM
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Just as a quick update regarding room for potential growth in China-

Last night I had a layover in Changchun, which is in northeastern China. The airport was opened in 2005 and serves the cities of Changchun and Jilin. The population of Changchun is seven million, including all of its administrative areas, while Jilin has four million in its administrative area. So the airport serves a population of roughly 11 million people. The population served is in between the populations of the Los Angeles area and the Chicago area. Those 11 million people are served by a new airport with 9 gates (jetways) and 13 additional remote parking stands. Can you imagine the entirety of the Los Angeles population being served by 9 jetways, or a total of 22 parking spots for airlines? I cannot imagine what it will look like in 20 years.
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