[Shanghai: By 2030, the leading aviation hub in Asia-Pacific will be basically built, with an annual passenger and cargo throughput of about 150 million passengers and about 4.7 million tons] On October 21, the "Shanghai International Aviation Hub Strategic Plan for a New Era and a New Journey" was officially released recently. The "Plan" was jointly planned by the Shanghai Municipal Government and the Civil Aviation Administration of China. The overall goal of the "Plan" is to comprehensively build an all-round gateway complex international aviation hub with world influence and become a core connection node connecting the domestic air transportation network and international air transportation channels. It will be promoted in three stages: In the first stage, by 2030, it will basically build a leading aviation hub in the Asia-Pacific, complete the fourth phase expansion project of Pudong Airport, optimize the airspace structure of Shanghai's approach control area, and achieve an annual passenger and cargo throughput of 150 million passengers and about 4.7 million tons. In the second stage, by 2035, it will enter the forefront of world-class aviation hubs, build Nantong New Airport, form an international aviation hub system with integrated operation of "two places and three airports" and an efficient and interconnected comprehensive transportation system, achieve an annual passenger and cargo throughput of 200 million passengers and 5.4 million tons, and the main hub operator will basically become a "super carrier". In the third stage, by the middle of this century, an all-round gateway complex international aviation hub with world influence will be fully built.