URUMQI - The Turpan airport in northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region has received over 100,000 passengers so far this year, up 80.6 percent on the total for the whole 2016. Air cargo at Turpan Jiaohe Airport increased by 167.6 percent year on year to 275.6 tonnes as of Aug. 17, according to an airport statement. Located just northwest of the city of Turpan, Jiaohe Airport opened in 2010. Direct flights were launched to the cities of Zhengzhou, Changsha, Tianjin and Xi'an this year, contributing to the robust passenger and cargo growth. A major town on the ancient Silk Road, Turpan has become a key tourist spot in Xinjiang. Famous sight-seeing spots include the Flaming Mountains, Grape Valley and Kum Tag Desert. wellies and wristbands 2017cheap custom wristbandsadjustable wristbands24 hour wristbands coupon code
WELLINGTON - An Ilyushin IL-76 aircraft from China will land at Royal New Zealand Air Force Base in Auckland on Saturday to take part in Exercise Skytrain18, with the New Zealand Defense Force (NZDF), the Chinese embassy said here on Wednesday.The IL-76, from the People's Liberation Army Air Force, is to take part in training with a detachment from 40 Squadron, Royal New Zealand Air Force in humanitarian aid and disaster relief support and in search and rescue operations, a statement from the Chinese embassy said.The Ilyushin IL-76 is a Russian-made, medium range, multi-purpose military transport aircraft powered by four jet engines.Exercise of this kind has been conducted when the NZDF was involved in the search for the missing airliner MH370 in the Indian Ocean, of which the Chinese air force was also involved, said the statement.
