Beijing Airport News
Aeroflot begins flights to Beijing Daxing International Airport
From 15 February, Aeroflot will begin operating flights to new Beijing Daxing International Airport. The frequency of regular services to China’s capital will increase to three per week.
Etihad Airways to move to Daxing Airport in June
The new Zaha Hadid-designed aviation hub in Beijing is the largest single-structure airport terminal and integrated transportation hub in the world.
Aerotel opens latest location at Beijing Daxing International
Aerotel has established a presence at Beijing Daxing International Airport. The two-storey hotel is located in the north-east pier, spanning across more than 9,000 square metres to offer 215 guestrooms.
British Airways to move to Daxing airport in Beijing
British Airways has announced that all direct flights to and from Heathrow and Beijing will move to new state-of-the-art Daxing airport from October. The new airport is approximately 50 kilometres from both Beijing city centre and the Xiong’an New Area and only 80 kilometres from Tianjin.
Finnair to launch new connections to Daxing International, Beijing
Finnair passengers will have even better connections to Beijing this winter with the launch of flights to the city’s new Daxing International Airport. Sprawling multi-billion-dollar Daxing airport, which was designed by the late British architect Zaha Hadid, has been built in just five years.
Beijing Airport hit by bomb blast
An explosion has seen the evacuation of Terminal 3 at Beijing International Airport, with a man in a wheelchair reportedly detonating a device. Photos posted on Weibo show a dark haired man waving a white package above his head before the explosion.
China plans world’s biggest airport
Construction is underway on a new mega-airport in Beijing that will have nine runways to relieve existing pressure on Beijing’s Capital International Airport (BCIA), according to reports.
Beijing set to overtake Heathrow as world’s second busiest airport
Beijing Capital International is poised to overtake Heathrow as the world’s second busiest airport. In January and February it handled 10.7 million passengers compared to 9.4 million at Heathrow.
Air China celebrates with Beijing Airport in reaching 60 Million passengers
At 9:50 am on November 30, the arrival of Air China flight CA 912 from Stockholm to Beijing Capital Airport took the number of passengers who have travelled through Beijing Airport past 60 million.