Guangzhou Baiyun airport tops 100,000 cross-border flights this year

Guangzhou Baiyun airport's border checkpoint inspected more than 100,000 inbound and outbound passenger and cargo flights from January 1 to October 9, an increase of 12.3% from a year earlier, according to reports citing the Baiyun border inspection station. CLS and 36Kr described the figure as a record for the same period. China News Service said the airport had reached the threshold faster than ever before. [ 1 , 2 , 3 ]

China News Service reported that passenger flights totalled 81,000, up 16.7% year on year, while cargo flights exceeded 18,000, up 3.1%. It said the airport had added more than 20 direct routes during the year, including two intercontinental routes and a Guangzhou-Astana service. The checkpoint's passenger and cargo network now comprised more than 140 routes serving 105 destinations worldwide, according to the report. [ 1 ]

The border inspection station used an intelligent platform to anticipate passenger flows and tailored staffing plans to each flight, China News Service reported. It also introduced paperless clearance and added registration points for expedited channels. The report said more than 95% of foreign entry cards were being completed online. For cargo crews, inspectors provided a round-the-clock fast channel, with the report putting savings this year at more than 12,000 hours and about 2.3 million yuan. The report also described clearance support for cross-border e-commerce, fresh goods and precision components, and said the approaching 2026–2027 winter-spring flight season would bring new and more frequent international services. [ 1 ]