China Express Airlines will jointly develop an aviation hub in Quzhou City while establishing Quzhou Airlines.

In a statement, Quzhou City on the western Zhejiang province announced via its official WeChat account, the signing of an agreement with China Express Airlines.

"The aviation hub plan will be a three-year project under which China Express will be encouraged to establish an overnight aircraft based in Quzhou, adding new services and increasing frequencies to expand Quzhou Airport," it said.

The development is expected to expand passenger numbers there to 1.58 million in 2025 from the 370,000 recorded in 2020.

China Express will base two aircraft in Quzhou by the end of 2020, increasing to five by 2022 and eight by 2023