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Economic planner OKs building new airport in Beijing
BEIJING -- China's economic planner announced its approval on construction of a new airport inBeijing
on Monday.
The project will involve 79.98 billion yuan ($13.11 billion) of investment and take about five years,said a
statement from the National Development and Reform Commission.
The airport is designed to be able to handle 72 million passengers, 2 million tonnes of cargoesand mail,
and 620,000 planes in 2025, it said.
It is expected to meet Beijing's rising demand for air transportation and help achieve balanceddevelopment
in the capital's southern and northern areas, it said.
The new airport will be built in southern Beijing's Daxing District, which borders Hebei Province.
Beijing International Airport, located northeastern Beijing, was listed as the second busiestairport by
passenger numbers in the world last year, behind Hartsfield-Jackson AtlantaInternational Airport in the United States.
---Daitto Global Sourcing Service