Airport hubs eyed for city clusters

Leaders say world-class facilities to help boost growth

China aims to build clusters of world-class airports to better serve the clusters of world-class cities being planned, the head of the national civil aviation agency said on Thursday.

"China will stick to supply-side reform and make efforts to build world-class multi-airport systems to better establish world-class metroplexes," said Feng Zhenglin, head of the Civil Aviation Administration of China, adding that it will boost construction of an air "silk road" connecting China with the world.