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China Completes New Beijing Daxing Int'nal Airport Construction


Tue 02 Jul 2019 | 08:59 AM
Hana Khaled

The construction of new Beijing Daxing International Airport had completed after five years. It is scheduled to be opened on September 30.

The new airport is designed by late British-Iraqi architect Zaha Hadid (ZHA). It is expected to boast China's civil aviation market.

Late British-Iraqi architect Zaha Hadid

The project had cost around $17.47 billion. It covers an area of a million square meters; 72 million passengers are expected to travel through the international airport in 2025.

According to China Economic Net, Bai Henghong, director of the Beijing Daxing International Airport project command of Beijing Construction Group said: "It is the world's largest integrated transportation hub."

"The terminal building is also the world's largest built with a seamless steel structure, boasting the world's first design of double-deck departure and double-deck arrival platforms," he added.

The world biggest spearfish-shaped terminal is located 28.5 miles from central Beijing, according to China's state media agency.

South China Morning Post has uploaded a video to show the complete design of Beijing Daxing International airport.

https://youtu.be/tYlT2QeAKRI