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The South China Bluesky Aviation Oil Company owns and operates the
refuelling infrastructure at 15 airports in south China. These include
Zhengzhou, Wuhan, Guilin and the new Guangzhou Baiyun International
Airport. Fortune Oil and BP each hold 24.5% of the joint venture and
China National Aviation Fuel Company holds 51%. The consumption of jet
fuel in China is rising significantly, particularly at Guangzhou
because of pent-up demand in the Pearl River Delta.
The new Guangzhou airport was opened in August 2004. The construction
cost was US$2.3 billion and it is almost four times the size of the old
airport in downtown Guangzhou. The new airport is capable of handling
25 million passengers and 1 million tones of cargo per year and ranks
number three for aviation fuel sales in mainland China.
In 2006 the Bluesky volume sales of jet fuel increased by 12% and
refueling facilities at many airports are being expanded to meet the
future demand growth. Bluesky will also supply the new FedEx Asia hub
being built at Guangzhou.
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