In order to further promote Tibet’s opening up, China will encourage airlines to open international air routes and flights from Lhasa to South Asia and Southeast Asia. Nyingchi Mainling Airport will be built into the second aviation channel for passengers to enter and exit from Tibet, Xinhua reported.

According to a decision made between the Civil Aviation Administration of China(CAAC) and Tibet Autonomous Region(TAR), the CAAC will work together with TAR to encourage airlines to open international air routes and flights from Lhasa to South and Southeast Asia.

To improve the airline network layout of Tibet, the CAAC will also provide support to build Chengdu-Lhasa Express Line and intensify the Chengdu-Nyingchi flights in summer. In rush hours, the airlines with flights to Tibet will be given priorities. It also encourages airlines to open and intensify air routes and flights from the airports in Tibet to various provincial capital cities, in particular the paired provinces and cities for aiding Tibet, Beijing, Tianjin, Hebei Province, the southeast China’s Yangtze River Delta area around Shanghai, and the Pearl River Delta area in south China’s Guangdong Province.