On January 16, 2019, Zhangjiajie Airport and Mr. Edward, Chairman of Skytrax, set up a four-star airport to hold talks.
Zhangjiajie Airport introduced Mr. Edward to Zhangjiajie's unique tourism resources, expressed his willingness to create the Skytrax four-star airport, and invited Mr. Edward to visit Zhangjiajie.
As a world-famous tourist destination, the beautiful scenery of Zhangjiajie has attracted tourists from all over the world, and the aviation tourism market is developing strongly. In 2018, Zhangjiajie City received nearly 85 million domestic and foreign tourists, and the annual passenger throughput of Zhangjiajie Airport reached 2.2 million.
In order to better serve the development of Zhangjiajie's tourism industry, Zhangjiajie airport will create a Skytrax four-star airport and use Skytrax's professional guidance to enhance the professionalization, refinement and internationalization of airport management in an all-round way, and strive to create world-renowned tourism destinations. A well-matched boutique tourist airport shows Zhangjiajie’s "International image".