Sights set sky-high for airport industry

Jiaozhou's fortunes are about to fly, as the Qingdao Jiaodong International Airport nears opening.

"The Qingdao Jiaodong International Airport, located in Jiaozhou on the outskirts of Qingdao, is scheduled to go into service by the end of 2019," said Zhang Peiyu, head of the policy studies department of the Qingdao Jiaodong Airport Economic Demonstration Zone Administration.

"By then, the new airport will have 131 domestic routes, 25 international routes, connecting Jiaozhou with 99 domestic and overseas destinations. The Jiaodong airport is ranked as 4F, the internationally highest level for an airport. Big civil aviation aircraft like the Airbus 380 and Boeing 787 can take off and land at this new airport," Zhang added.