06 December 2006
Lhasa airport receives millionth passenger in 2006
(Reuters) Gongkar Airport, serving Lhasa, received its millionth passenger in one year, the largest number in its history. According to Xinhua, that represented a rise of about a fifth over last year, mainly attributable to growing numbers of tourists. Competition from the Golmud-Lhasa railway opened over the summer has caused air ticket prices to fall, and a pattern is emerging whereby tourists travel by train to the region but leave by plane.