7 Trillion Won Investment Qingdao New Airport Opening 'Uncertain' Due to COVID-19

New Qingdao Jiaodong Airport resembling a starfish. Photo by Baidu

[Asia Economy Reporter Park Sun-mi] Although Qingdao's new airport, which was built with an investment exceeding 7 trillion won, has been completed for a month, the opening date has not yet been decided. This is interpreted as reflecting the Chinese government's caution due to concerns about the overseas inflow of the COVID-19 virus.

According to CNN and others on the 22nd, Qingdao Jiaodong International Airport was completed on the 24th of last month, but the official opening date has not yet been announced. Jiaodong International Airport, which is twice the size of London Heathrow Airport at 1,227 hectares, took five years to build and involved a total investment of 41.5 billion yuan (approximately 7.1 trillion won).

Jiaodong International Airport is Qingdao's first 4F-class airport, large enough to accommodate the largest passenger aircraft such as the A380 and Boeing 787. During construction, the Chinese government expected this airport to become a new transportation hub in the Northeast Asia region.

Currently, China is still operating international flights on a limited basis to prevent the spread of COVID-19, and requires all international passengers to present a negative COVID-19 nucleic acid test certificate to prevent reverse inflow patients coming from overseas.

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