China will provide support to airlines providing air cargo service in terms of market access, the management of flights and routes, transportation prices, and the protection of newly-opened routes, according to draft measures released by the Civil Aviation Administration of China (CAAC).
The draft encourages full cargo airlines to build company branches and cargo distribution centres, reported Xinhua. It also further strengthens the management of international cargo flights and routes.
The draft noted that based on changed costs of cargo airline companies, the price for air cargo businesses will be moderately adjusted upwards.
Air cargo companies are also encouraged to carry on purchases, mergers and restructurings, in an effort to foster several internationally competitive full cargo companies in China.
There were nine full air cargo companies in China by 2008, together boasting a fleet size of 70 air cargo planes. A network of air cargo flight routes of specific scales covering the domestic and global market has been set up in China.
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