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Hainan Airlines anticipates huge surge in international business on the back of Belt and Road strategy, reports Wang Wen.

Hainan Airlines Co Ltd expects international business to account for at least 40 percent of its total revenue by the end of this year, a top company official said.

The fourth-largest carrier in China is also eyeing major expansion on its international routes as it charts options to grow international business from the existing 16 percent, said XinDi, chairman of Hainan Airlines, adding that "the growth goal is formidable, but achievable".