Xianfan establishes aviation fund

The Xianfan municipal government established the special aviation development fund to encourage the opening of new air routes and more flights at Xianfan Airport, which can promote economic growth. The fund amounts to RMB 5 million. For every air route opened, the municipal government will award RMB 500,000. It will also award RMB 100,000 for every additional flight created on an air route that is operating for over a year. Xianfan Airport has invested in airport infrastructure facilities since it joined the Hubei Airports Group. In 2005, the airport resumed the Xiangfan-Guangzhou flight and by the end of 2006, there were 15 flights per week on the route.