Tibet Chamdo Bangda Airport to undergo expansion

China’s National Development and Reform Commission approved on March 17 the feasibility report for the expansion and retrofit project of Tibet Chamdo Bangda Airport. The airport, which is expected to be completed in 2015, will be designed to target an annual passenger volume of 180,000 and a cargo and mail volume of 540 tons. The project will include a new terminal building with an area of 4,000 sq. m. and the retrofitting of the old terminal building with an area of 1,597 sq. m. About RMB 259 million will be funded to complete the project.