Name: Urumqi summer travel season sees 22% jump in border crossings by air
Uploaded: 2026-09-04T18:58:32+08:00
Duration: PT27.435S
Description: Xinjiang Urumqi airport recorded 288,000 summer border crossings (up 22%), with foreign travelers surging 64% to 86,000 – driven in part by new direct flights to Bishkek and Hong Kong – while Central Asian traffic rose over 27% to 146,000.

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Xinjiang Urumqi airport recorded 288,000 summer border crossings (up 22%), with foreign travelers surging 64% to 86,000 – driven in part by new direct flights to Bishkek and Hong Kong – while Central Asian traffic rose over 27% to 146,000. As Urumqi prepares to host the SCO Digital Economy Forum this September, the summer travel surge shows that commitments made at the Bishkek summit are steadily translating into tangible on-the-ground connectivity across the region.

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