China News Agency, Sanya, July 1st (Zhang Yuehe) On July 1st, the HX161 "Sanya-Hong Kong" regular flight arrived at Sanya Phoenix International Airport (referred to as "Sanya Airport"), marking the international terminal of Sanya Airport. The main project of the renovation and expansion project was completed and put into operation. This is the first closed customs operation project where the main project of Hainan Free Trade Port has been completed and put into use.
The island-wide customs closure operation is the "No. 1 project" for the construction of the Hainan Free Trade Port. Hainan must have the hardware conditions for customs closure by the end of 2023. According to official sources, the hardware preparations for the closed customs operation of Hainan Island are progressing according to the project list. As of mid-June, 80% of the construction has started, and the first batch of 31 projects will be completed by the end of 2023.
Sanya Airport International Terminal Reconstruction and Expansion Project is one of the first batch of centralized construction projects in Hainan’s customs closure operation, with a total investment of about 200 million yuan. It mainly renovates and expands the existing international terminal of Sanya Airport, focusing on the expansion of customs and border Inspection and inspection sites and business buildings, the construction area of the international terminal building increased to 16,000 square meters, and the level of port facilities was upgraded to the first level. The project started construction at the end of July last year, and was completed and put into operation half a year earlier than the original plan for operation at the end of December 2023.
At present, Sanya Airport has the conditions to guarantee the normal operation of international (regional) routes. Han Luhai, chairman of Sanya Airport, said that the new international terminal is expected to guarantee an annual international (regional) passenger throughput of about 3 million passengers, and the terminal capacity and flight operation support capabilities can meet the customs closure requirements in 2025. The new international terminal building can use big data analysis, information management, and smart supervision platforms to judge high-risk personnel and units, give early warnings, guide personnel and units to actively declare, and realize one-time inspection, one machine with two screens, and non-inductive customs clearance, further improving Customs clearance efficiency.
He Shigang, deputy mayor of Sanya City, said that units at all levels in Sanya City should cooperate with Sanya Airport to conduct stress tests on the free trade port policy system, customs sealing facilities, system platforms, management capabilities, etc., and promote the improvement of relevant software and hardware facilities and risk prevention and control systems. . At the same time, focus on the policy system design of customs clearance operation, innovate and improve the supervision model, enhance the first-line and second-line customs clearance service guarantee capabilities as soon as possible, improve the level of integration and facilitation, and lay a solid foundation for the smooth implementation of the island-wide customs clearance operation. (over)