As the 137th edition of the China Import and Export Fair, also known as the Canton Fair, draws close, Baiyun International Airport in Guangzhou City of south China's Guangdong Province has seen a surge of inbound passengers.
The fair is slated to open in three phases from April 15 to May 5.
It will have an exhibition area of 1.55 million square meters, with the import section taking up about 30,000 square meters.
A total of 55 exhibition zones will be set up at the fair, which is expected to attract global enterprises from 50 countries and regions.
Many overseas exhibitors have arrived in Guangzhou two days from the opening.
Based on the estimation of the Baiyun border inspection station, from Wednesday to Saturday, the daily passenger flow of Baiyun Airport port reached 46,000, a year-on-year increase of over 26 percent.
The figure is expected to grow further when the Canton Fair opens, with the number of international flights exceeding 300 per day.
The Baiyun border inspection station has improved its customs clearance procedure to cope with the passenger peak.
"We've added inspection counters dynamically, made flexible adjustments on channel layout, and classified and diverted passenger flows to achieve dispersal based on passenger volume with faster speed and enhanced efficiency. Special border inspection channels for the Canton Fair also opened. We've set up multilingual teams, covering 13 languages such as French, Arabic, and Thai, to provide foreign language services as well," said Xu Ling, vice-captain of the Baiyun border inspection station's No.18 team.
Airport in Guangzhou sees surge in passengers for upcoming Canton Fair
Airport in Guangzhou sees surge in passengers for upcoming Canton Fair
