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Fraport Officially Commences Operations at Chin...
Fraport Officially Commences Operations at Chin....
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[{"type":"text","content":"\n \n\n\n\nFRANKFURT, Germany, September 9 /PRNewswire/ -- Fraport AG's executive board\nchairman Dr. Wilhelm Bender took\npart in the official celebrations in Xi'an, China, this morning to launch the\nGerman-Chinese joint-venture Xi'an Xianyang International Airport Co., Ltd.\nHolding a 24.5 percent share in the joint venture, Fraport is the first\nforeign airport operator to invest in a non-listed airport in China.\n\n\n\n In his speech, Bender stressed that the Xi'an participation is\nan essential building block in Fraport's international expansion. Fraport is\nconvinced of the sustainable development potential of China's aviation\nmarket. Fraport's Bender confirmed that the company is currently negotiating\nother projects in China.\n\n\n\n Because of its central geographic location, Xi'an Airport has\nthe potential of developing into a regional hub in the next few years. In\naddition, China's first imperial city attracts millions of Chinese and\nforeign tourists annually to its UNESCO World Heritage Site, the famous\nTerracotta Army. In cooperation with local partners and authorities, Fraport\nwill focus on developing this potential. In particular, establishing more \ninternational air routes is a priority, as well as developing retail and \nreal estate business at the airport. Fraport will be able to draw upon \ndecades of extensive expertise gained at its Frankfurt home base and other \ninternational airport projects.\n\n\n\n In conjunction with today's joint-venture launch, Fraport\nofficially activated its new Chinese-language Website at \nhttp://www.fraport.com.cn and http://www.fraport.cn. Chinese Internet \nusers can now learn more about Fraport AG and its worldwide activities and \nget up-to-date information online in their own language.\n\n\n\n Photos (print quality) of Frankfurt Airport and Fraport AG may\nbe downloaded free of charge via the Internet at http://www.fraport.com, menu\nitem \"Press Center\", then \"Photo Archive\". Furthermore, footage material for\nTV journalists is available for downloading free of charge at\nhttp://fraport.cms-gomex.com\n\n\n\n \n For More Information, Please Contact:\n Fraport AG Frankfurt Airport Services Worldwide\n Robert A. Payne, B.A.A. - Manager International Press\n Press Office (Dept. UKM-PS), Corporate Communications (UKM)\n 60547 Frankfurt am Main, Federal Republic of G...