Beijing’s new airport is completed, opens in September

Beijing’s second international airport has been completed -- and it’s expected to become one of the world’s busiest. Designed to take the pressure off overcrowded Beijing Capital International, the new site south of the city will be able to handle 72m passengers a year by 2025, and 100m by 2040. Combined, the two airports will handle 170m fliers annually by 2025, according to official estimates. Operations at Beijing Daxing International will start by the end of September following 6 major test runs, the official Xinhua News Agency reported. Road and rail links, including a high-speed subway line, are already in place. Carriers such as China Eastern Airlines and China Southern Airlines will start flying from the new facility later this year. The transition should be completed by the winter of 2021. <br/>