Shanghai all-out attack international aviation hub

According to the Xinhua News Agency, Shanghai, June 9, the announcement of the reorganization of the Eastern Airlines and the launch, immediately received widespread market attention. If the reorganization is successful, the share of the "New China Airlines" in the Shanghai aviation market will increase from 31.4% to about 50%, becoming the leading force in the Shanghai aviation market.　　What kind of opportunity will this bring to the construction of Shanghai international aviation hub? Leading the Shanghai market leader at present, in Shanghai Hongqiao and Pudong two major airports, China Eastern Airlines accounted for nearly 32% of the market share, on the flight of 17%, Air China and southern Airlines accounted for about 10% respectively.　　The above four large airlines in Shanghai, the total market share is not more than 70%, the remaining by local airlines, private aviation and foreign airlines, such as dozens of airlines "split".　　At present, Shanghai lacks "leader" airline, the flight arrangement of Shanghai airport is difficult to form "backbone", restricts the formation of route network and flight wave, also restricts the transit efficiency of the airport. One base airline can act as a "leader", which undoubtedly plays an important role in the construction of the aviation hub.　　And the definition of "leader" airlines, the internationally accepted standard is that its market share accounted for the hub port throughput of about 50%.　　Citic Securities Research director, transport industry analyst Ma Xiaoli that in Shanghai, China Eastern Airlines and the restructuring of the airlines to achieve a market share of more than 50% of the main base airlines, which is conducive to the integration of route resources, forming a close link between the route network, improve the airport transit volume. Industry insiders think: "The dispersion of market share makes the airport difficult to form a dense flight wave, natural impact on the quality of transit." Therefore, the East airlines and the two major base airlines of the integration of resources for the construction of the hub port is beneficial. At the same time, China Eastern Express the main task of future development is: the core market grasp to market control, the general market to participate in competition. To this end, the East Airlines plan to build a large-scale network of airlines, the focus of the Shanghai central Hub, Xi ' an central regional hub and Kunming regional hub.　　Among them, Shanghai central hub construction is in the first place. To use the international aviation hub "Shanghai Airport is really a good pier." A civil aviation industry personage says. With its dominant geographical position and vast economic hinterland, Shanghai has mastered the excellent resources of the route network and the favorable support of the customer source.　　As one of the important "Gateway ports" in China, Shanghai has a bright future to build the Asia-Pacific and even the international aviation hub port. "Restructuring on the East" integrated the Shanghai airport's main route network and capacity resources, conducive to the overall arrangement, unified deployment, which will become the backbone of Shanghai aviation hub port construction. In addition, Shanghai airport itself has the advantage of resources, its enormous development potential will be further revealed.