Jessie Dong/Shanghai Daily news

Actions are under way to nearly double the flight capacity of the city's two airports and improve road access around the terminals to prepare for visitors to the 2010 Shanghai World Expo, Shanghai Daily reported.

Wu Nianzu, president of the Shanghai Airport Authority, said yesterday that discussions have been launched with the regional air traffic control authority on ways to gradually increase the number of daily flights at the two local transport hubs from the current 1,200 to nearly 2,000 before the Expo.