More airports badly needed, authority says

216 new ones to come by 2035; nation to handle 25% of world's passengers

China aims to build 216 new airports by 2035 and develop some regional transport hubs, civil aviation authorities said on Monday.

As of the end of October, China had 234 civil airports and is expected to have around 450 by 2035, according to a civil aviation development guideline from the Civil Aviation Administration of China.