China's airlines will carry an estimated carry 270 million passengers in 2010, with an average annual growth rate of 14.5 percent, said an official with the General Administration of Civil Aviation of China (CAAC).

It is forecasted that the cargo turnover of China's airlines would increase by 14 percent annually to 50 billion ton-kilometers by 2010.

By then, China will have around 190 civil airports and 1,543 cargo aircraft.

Source:佚名