According to the recently released civil aviation transportation data from seven airports in the Guangdong Hong Kong Macao Greater Bay Area, the passenger throughput of the Greater Bay Area airport cluster will exceed 214 million in 2024, showing a significant increase compared to 2023. Industry insiders say that the overall scale and comprehensive competitiveness of the world-class airport cluster in the Guangdong Hong Kong Macao Greater Bay Area have reached a new level. There are three hub airports in Guangzhou, Shenzhen, and Hong Kong within the Greater Bay Area, two mainline airports in Zhuhai and Macau, and two regional airports in Huizhou and Foshan. The Implementation Opinions of the Civil Aviation Administration of China on Supporting the Coordinated Development of Civil Aviation in the Guangdong Hong Kong Macao Greater Bay Area proposes that by 2025, a world-class airport cluster in the Greater Bay Area will be basically built. According to data released by various airport management units, the passenger throughput of the aforementioned airports in 2024 was 76.369 million, 60 million (as of December 23, 2024, Shenzhen Airport), 53.1 million, 12.971 million, 7.64 million, 2.876 million, and 1.3349 million respectively. Airport renovation and expansion to enhance energy efficiency. On January 23rd at midnight, the fourth runway of Guangzhou Baiyun Airport was put into use, officially entering the "four runway era" and becoming the only four runway airport in the Guangdong Hong Kong Macao Greater Bay Area. In November 2024, the three runway system of Hong Kong International Airport will be officially put into use, capable of handling 120 million passengers and 10 million tons of cargo annually. Internal and external connections, the denser the air routes become. In 2024, Shenzhen Airport successively opened or resumed 12 international passenger routes to Mexico City, Cairo, Vienna, etc. Guangzhou Baiyun Airport added, resumed or encrypted more than 60 international passenger routes, and added more than 10 passenger service points such as Budapest and Tashkent. Macao International Airport has 27 airlines operating, with routes covering mainland China, Taiwan, China, Southeast Asia and Northeast Asia. Sea land air intermodal transportation, accessible in all directions. With the completion of multiple large-scale cross-border infrastructure projects such as the Guangzhou Shenzhen Hong Kong high-speed railway and the Hong Kong Zhuhai Macao Bridge, Hong Kong International Airport has established a close and multi-dimensional sea, land, and air intermodal network in the Greater Bay Area. Shenzhen Airport seizes the opportunity of the opening of the Shenzhen Hong Kong Macao Greater Bay Area by opening two airports in Zhongshan and Jiangmen, as well as two airport express lines in Shenzhen, providing new support for the coordinated development of the Greater Bay Area. Civil aviation experts say that the passenger throughput of the airport cluster in the Guangdong Hong Kong Macao Greater Bay Area has exceeded 200 million, reflecting the increasing vitality of the urban cluster, the expansion of opening up to the outside world, and the stable and positive development trend of the urban economy. (New Society)