Ten airlines have confirmed they will operate at Beijing's new airport, local officials said at a meeting held by the Daxing District government on Jan.16.
Construction of the new airport, which sits at the border between Beijing and Hebei Province, will be finished in late 2019. The airport is expected to handle up to 72 million passengers and 2 million tons of cargo and mail in 2025.
The new airport will share the passenger load of the busy Beijing Capital International Airport. Both airports will serve as large international aviation hubs for domestic and international passengers and cargo, according to Zhao Jianguo, deputy head of the Daxing District Office for the New Airport Construction. China Eastern and China Southern Airlines, both SkyTeam Alliance members, will be the main carriers for the new airport, each to account for 40 percent of passenger volume. Air China, a Star Alliance member, will remain as the main carrier for the Beijing Capital International Airport.
Construction for the starting area of the new airport's economic zone will begin this year, said Wang Youguo, acting head of the district government. According to a guideline released by the National Development and Reform Commission in 2016, Beijing will work with Hebei to establish the airport economic zone. The zone will cover an area of 150 square kilometers, which consists of three areas including the aviation logistics area, the sci-tech innovation area, and the supporting facilities area.
The new airport will be surrounded by trees to offer a green landscape, also according to Zhao. He said the new airport will begin noise control measures, and the district will manage and relocate villages in the affected region.