The Huahu Airport, located in Ezhou City of Hubei Province, handled 1,022 international cargo flights and 42,000 tonnes of international cargo and mail since its first international air cargo flight launched on April 1 last year, according to data released by local custom on January 5, 2024.

The goods, including equipment, raw materials, electronics, consumer goods and others, were shipped from all over the country.

The airport has been expanding its opening up to the outside world and accelerating the construction of an international first-class air cargo hub. In January 2023, it was approved as temporarily opening port. On April 1, the first international cargo route was put into operation to link Ezhou and  Belgium. On August 28, it achieved the target of 15,000 tonnes of international cargo and mail throughput four months ahead of schedule. Two months later, the tenth international cargo route was opened to link Ezhou and Osaka, Japan. On November 3, the airport saw international express business officially put into service, and in the same month, it was qualified as a comprehensive designated supervision site for imported fruits, edible aquatic animals and chilled aquatic products. (en.hubei.gov.cn by Ruan Xinqi)