The second international airport in Beijing, China, “Beijing Daxing International Airport” opened on the 25th. The number of passengers will be 72 million in 2025, and in the future, it will become the world's largest airport with an estimated 100 million people a year. Aiming to become a hub airport in East Asia by improving the convenience of connections in cooperation with the existing Beijing Capital International Airport.
Xi Jinping (Shichinpin) Zemin declared the opening at the opening ceremony of this day. “We want to work hard to build the world's most welcome international hub airport,” said China's Civil Aviation Administration Director General.
The airport is designed by the late architect Zaha Hadid, known as the “Queen of the Curve”, and the curve is heavily used. The terminal has a “*” shape with buildings extending from the center in six directions.
Daxing Airport is south of Tiananmen Square ...