Construction of a new airport in Guangdong Province officially kicked off yesterday, adding a new international aviation hub to the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area (GBA), Xinhua reported. The Pearl River Delta Hub (Guangzhou New) Airport, located in Gaoming District of Foshan, is expected to directly serve a population of over 20 million. It is designed to handle an annual passenger throughput of 30 million, cargo and mail throughput of 500,000 tons, and 260,000 aircraft takeoffs and landings. Once the new airport is operational, Guangdong will boast three international hubs, joining the established ones in Guangzhou and Shenzhen. Together with the airports in Hong Kong and Macao, the GBA will boast a combined air passenger throughput capacity of 400 million