DETAILS OF SECOND BEIJING AIRPORT EMERGE FROM THE SHADOWS
June 1st, 2011
BY MARK GODFREY
THE NEW high speed train line linking Beijing with Shanghai has caught the public imagination this year, while the Chinese capital is still proceeding with plans for a second airport. Beijing Capital International Airport (BCIA) ranked second worldwide in passenger through-put in 2010, with 73 million users moving through the airport. Given BCIA had targeted to hit 80 million passengers a year in 2015, adding new capacity will be vital to sustain a thriving local economy.
While the General Administration of Civil Aviation of China (CAAC) has ...
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