It is announced by Shanghai Airport Authority that the passenger traffic in July 2010 rose 38.06% year on year to 7.05 million, and cargo traffic increased 28.6% to 330,500 metric tons, which further underlining signs of recovery in the travel industry.

The total number of aircraft takeoffs and landings at Shanghai’s two main airports (Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport and Shanghai Pudong International Airport) grew 18.33% year on year to 50,168 in July.

And in July the number of international and regional tourists jumped 38.03% from a year ago to 1.86 million, exceeding the growth of 31.04% in domestic tourist.