The Sanxia Airport in Yichang City, Hubei Province, officially resumed international flights as the first plane took off from the expansion project of its international terminal on September 20, 2023.

Operated by Qingdao Airlines, the flight link Dalian, Yichang and Bangkok, with 142 passengers on board and a load factor of 78.88 percent.All passengers go through the immigration formalities at the airport.

The expansion project of the airport’s international terminal building passed national acceptance on July 13, 2023, with an annual international passenger throughput of 500,000.

The airport is alsoplanningto launch air serviceto Singapore, Vietnam, Philippines, Cambodia, South Korea and other countries and regions.?(en.hubei.gov.cn?by?Xin?Mingcan?and?Ruan?Xinqi)