Chinese mainland embraces 10th airport with passenger throughput over 30 mln

Passengers are seen at Nanjing Lukou International Airport, east China's Jiangsu Province, Dec. 23, 2019. Nanjing Lukou International Airport has handled more than 30 million passengers so far this year, becoming the 10th-busiest airport on the Chinese mainland, the airport's operator said Monday. The airport, which was put into operation in 1997, has opened more than 270 domestic and overseas air routes linking over 150 cities around the world. (Xinhua/Li Bo)