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Baiyun Airport prepares for surge in passengers during Canton Fair

BY :China Daily

UPDATED :2025-04-14


Guangzhou Baiyun International Airport, an aviation hub in Guangdong province, is estimated to handle more than 50,000 inbound and outbound passengers daily during the upcoming 137th China Import and Export Fair, with peak days reaching 55,000 passengers, said a statement released by the Baiyun Immigration Inspection Station on April 12.


Passenger traffic is expected to reach a month-on-month growth of about 15 percent and a year-on-year growth of 25.8 percent, with the proportion of inbound foreign travelers exceeding 50 percent of the total inbound passenger flow, the statement said.


According to the statement, as of April 11, the airport had handled more than 410,000 inbound and outbound passenger visits in April, with more than 3,000 international flights arriving and departing, making it one of the three busiest airports in the mainland.


The number of inbound foreign visitors has reached 80,000 passengers, up 35.4 percent year-on-year, with business visa holders up by more than 64.6 percent year-on-year, it said.

Editor: Annie