Over the summer, Qingdao Airport received a daily average of more than 100,000 passengers, and saw for the first time a monthly passenger throughput of more than three million. In the summer period from July to August, Qingdao Airport ranked 16th and 9th among all Chinese airports in terms of the total passenger flow and the international and regional passenger throughput respectively, secured the 7th and the 2nd position among the Chinese airports with an annual passenger throughput of more than 10 million, respectively, in terms of the average passenger load factor (PLF) and the international and regional PLF respectively, and a daily volume of international and regional passengers peaked at 13,100. All these figures indicate that Qingdao has been expanding its international ties.

Since the beginning of this year, Qingdao Airport has operated a combined total of 29 international and regional passenger routes, and worked continuously to improve its passenger mix. In the period from January to August, the international and regional passenger throughput comprised 13% of the total passenger throughput of Qingdao Airport, the number of foreign passengers entering China via Qingdao Airport saw a 34% year-on-year surge, 80% of these foreign passengers were eligible for visa-free entry into China, and these passengers were primarily from South Korea and southeast Asian countries such as Thailand, Malaysia, Singapore and Vietnam.

In regard to long-distance intercontinental flight routes, Qingdao Airport operates on a regular basis routes to four intercontinental destinations, including Melbourne, Sydney, Moscow and London, and will continue to better connect with the world after the imminent resumption of the direct flight route from Qingdao to Vancouver on October 2. Routes for Hong Kong, Macao and Taiwan regions of China cover four destinations, namely, Hong Kong, Macao, Taipei and Taichung, and see a daily average of as many as seven flights.