China is preparing to open the world’s largest airport terminal, Beijing Daxing International Airport. Check-in Asia prepared a short primer for FCM Travel Solutions of the highlights for business travellers at this new gateway to the world’s second largest economy.
Designed by the late British-Iraqi architect Zaha Hadid, Beijing Daxing International Airport (PKX) is scheduled to open on 30 September – just in time for the week-long China National Day holiday.
Located 46km south of Beijing, the vast new airport will ultimately count seven runways, and is expected to handle:
- 45 million passengers annually by 2021
- 72 million by 2025
- 100 million by 2040.
Preparations have advanced smoothly, with test flights and operations well underway.
- In May, a China Southern A380 became the inaugural test flight to land.
- In June, the first routes were annouced, including Busan, Gwangju and Daegu in South Korea, Cairo, Helsinki, Moscow and St Petersburg. Chinese media also reported that 60 global airlines had applied for slots.
- In July, full-scale operational tests were completed, including check-in, security and baggage claim.
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