Directly hit the shareholders' meeting ｜ Wang Xiaoyong, general manager of Baiyun Airport: The protection ability is enough to welcome the possible recovery and growth of international business

On the afternoon of June 22, Baiyun Airport (SH600004, a stock price of 11.95 yuan, and a market value of 28.28 billion yuan) held a 2021 shareholders' meeting. The meeting reviewed and approved 7 proposals such as the 2021 Report.

Last year's epidemic, the civil aviation industry continued to undergo pressure, and listed companies, including Baiyun Airport, were generally difficult to turn losses in 2021. However, a new signal released by the industry in the near future is that international passenger flights may increase in an orderly manner. Are the major hub airports ready for the recovery of international flights?

Wang Xiaoyong, general manager of Baiyun Airport, accepted a question from the "Daily Economic News" reporter at the meeting: "Since the second half of the year, we have made a adjustment of international and domestic flight guarantee places. See, there is no problem with the protection ability, which is enough to welcome the possible recovery and growth of international business. "

Baiyun Airport's 2021 Shareholders' General Assembly Source: Photo by reporter Wang Fan

Last year, "Passenger Differential" flight increased by more than 50%

According to the 2021 annual report, Baiyun Airport achieved operating income of 5.18 billion yuan and a loss of 406 million yuan in 2021. The impact of the epidemic continued.

However, under the pressure, Baiyun Airport actively promoted the internal excavation and increased results, showing a certain toughness. Wang Xiaoyong said at the meeting: "The company actively reduced costs in 2021, actively compressed the scale of investment, and took positive and powerful measures from various aspects such as outsourcing, energy, maintenance, tax reduction and other aspects to reduce various costs. 'Business, increase the income of other non -airline business, and achieve the increase in costs lower than the income increase. "

The annual report shows that Baiyun Airport has accumulated a total of 15,000 "passenger reform" flights in 2021, an increase of more than 50%year -on -year. "Daily Economic News" reporter noticed that, driven by the "customer -changing goods" business, Baiyun Airport's cargo throughput in 2021 hit a record high, reaching 2.045 million tons, which is 112%of the same period last year.

In addition, in terms of passenger transport, at the 2021 performance briefing meeting held in April, Baiyun Airport said that under difficult conditions, Baiyun Airport still adhered to market expansion. The first is to continue to explore the domestic market potential. In the first quarter, Sichuan Airlines opened the Guangzhou-Xichang, Guangzhou-Wanzhou route, Zhejiang Changlong Airlines opened the Guangzhou-Enshi route, Chongqing Airlines opened the Guangzhou-Shennongjia route, and the two domestic passenger transport two domestic passenger transportation were added and Shennongjia. The navigation point; the second is to actively strive to improve the quality of the route of routes, and discuss the new ideas of creating an air fast line with multiple airlines to enhance the travel experience of passengers; the third is to change marketing thinking and enhance the influence of the "Guangfei" to promote the influence. Combined with market hotspots, enrich marketing and promotion methods, and explore the comprehensive integration of multi -channel channels.

Ready to welcome the recovery of international business

"Daily Economic News" reporter noticed that in 2019 before the epidemic, Baiyun Airport's annual throughput reached 73.386 million, compared with 40.257 million people in 2021, only about 55%before the epidemic. International route passengers.

And this is also the general status of the industry. According to the China Civil Aviation Administration "2021 National Civil Transport Airport Production Statistics Bulletin, 2021, international passenger throughput of my country Civil Transport Airport is far lower than that of domestic passengers before the epidemic, the throughput of domestic routes to 2019 74.6%, while international routes returned to 2.2%in 2019.

However, after two years of "freezing" in international business, the civil aviation industry ushered in the gradual release of international flights, or it will become a new driving force for performance recovery.

On May 31, the State Council issued the "Notice on Printing and Distributing Policies and Measures on the Economic Package", of which 33 measures mentioned that the number of civil aviation should increase the number of international passenger flights in an orderly manner. In addition, at the routine press conference held on June 17, the Civil Aviation Administration said that under the overall planning of the joint prevention and control mechanism of the State Council, it is discussed with some countries to gradually and steadily increase regular international passenger flights to meet personnel exchanges. need.

From the level of the airline, Southern Airlines (SH600029, a stock price of 6.74 yuan, and a market value of 114.2 billion yuan) recently announced that it is planned to restore 7 international routes from June. International flights will increase from 36 classes per week to 48 per week 48 per week. The navigation country has increased from 20 to 27.

So, Baiyun Airport, as the three major domestic hub airports, has prepared for the recovery of international flights? Wang Xiaoyong, general manager of Baiyun Airport, said in questions from reporters at the meeting: "In 2019, we have about 350 international flights every day, but now there are only about 50 international flights every week. Equipment, processes and personnel are still there, so for the international business volume that may be increased, we have no problem in our own guarantee capabilities. "

He also added: "From the second half of the year, we have a relatively important preparation to adjust the international and domestic places, adjust all international entry flights to T1, and adjust the outbound flights to T2 The terminal building, from the current assessment of the guarantee capabilities at the scene, is enough to welcome the possible recovery and growth of international business. "

At the previous performance briefing, the company also stated that Baiyun Airport has always maintained a video communication with the airline headquarters operating international routes.The market direction is discussed and planned to restore the roadmap in advance; although the international route cannot be recovered immediately, Baiyun Airport has negotiated with a new airline company in the first quarter, and conducts agreement negotiations with some airlines to restore the recovery of the international market to the recovery of the international market.Prepare for development.Daily Economic News

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