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Melbourne and Chengdu become sister airports

Sister airports: A cooperation agreement was signed this week by Chengdu Shuangliu’s Yang Taidon, VGM Sichuan Province Airport Group; and Chris Woodruff, Melbourne Airport’s CEO. The relationship is aimed at attracting direct services between the two airports.
Over a number of years, Melbourne’s long-haul traffic was driven by growth on Chinese routes. In fact, China’s 17% market share by weekly seat capacity (OAG Schedules iNet for w/c 23 April) out of Melbourne is only 1% lower than that of the historically largest international country market, New Zealand; notably, it overtook Singapore, which now has 14% share, as the most important long-haul market. “We will share knowledge, experiences and best practice in areas such as route development, operations, planning and retailing. Through this cooperation we will help facilitate greater visitation between Chengdu and Melbourne and enhance both airports for airline customers, passengers and all stakeholders alike,” said Chris Woodruff, Melbourne Airport’s CEO. Woodruff and Yang Taidon, VGM, Sichuan Province Airport Group were accompanied by Wang Yuan, VGM, Chengdu International Airport; Sichuan Province Airport Group’s Liu Kelong, VGM; Pan Xiaojun, GM and Li Wei, Board Chairman; Melbourne Airport’s Nathan Agnew, EGM,; Damian Tkalec, Consultant Special Counsel; Claire Werkmeister, Manager Air Services, Tourism Victoria; and Carl Jones, Head of Airline Business Development, Melbourne Airport.
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