Shanghai-based China Eastern and Guangzhou-based China Southern airlines, which have been designated as main operators at Beijing’s new airport—are expected to benefit from the Civil Aviation Administration of China’s (CAAC) new policies on international operations and Beijing’s “One city, two airports” rules, which are scheduled to take effect Oct. 1. Beijing’s new airport is scheduled to open in 2019. The new policies governing international services allow main airport operators to apply for more routes to America, Europe, Oceania and Africa. The CAAC is gradually abandoning an old practice that “one intercontinental route can only be operated by one domestic carrier” to encourage competition to maximize public interest. In addition, the Beijing Capital Airport and the yet-to-be opened Beijing’s new airport will be considered one destination, which means an international route originating from either airport will be regarded as the same route based on Beijing’s “One city two airports” international air traffic rights allocation policy. Local industry analysts point out SkyTeam members China Eastern and China Southern will take advantage of the new international policies despite the fact there is little room for adding more new services in the Sino-US market in the short term because of a saturation of air traffic rights.<br/>