Beijing opens sprawling, starfish-shaped second airport as Chinese air travel demand grows

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Beijing opens starfish-shaped second airport as China air travel demand grows

China is expected to overtake the U.S. as the world's largest air travel market around 2024, according to IATA.This photo taken on June 28, 2019 shows the terminal of the new Beijing Daxing International Airport.China's monument to booming air travel demand opened Wednesday: a sprawling starfish-shaped airport in southern Beijing that could handle up to 100 million travelers a year.ahead of the People Republic of China's 70th anniversary on Oct.

Journalists walk at the terminal hall after the launching ceremony for the new Daxing International Airport ahead of the 70th founding anniversary of the People's Republic of China in Beijing, China September 25, 2019.China is expected to overtake the U.S. as the world's largest aviation market, according to the International Air Transport Association by the mid-2020s, and to handle some 1.6 billion air travelers a year by 2037.

The terminal building stretches out over 700 million square meters, more than 15% larger than terminal areas at London Heathrow. In addition to China Southern and China Eastern, British Airways and Finnair are planning to fly out of Daxing. Simulated passengers participate in the fifth comprehensive drill at Beijing Daxing International Airport on August 30, 2019 in Beijing, China.

 

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China can build this entire airport in 5 years, yet we cannot get a 4 mile road built / fixed in 5 years in Florida.

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