Blog Tag - airport

A Short History of Beijing Building Nicknames
Two years ago the government shocked the public with yet another demonstration of flair, creativity, and verbalism by calling the capital's new...
Beijing Airport Authorities Crack Down on Overzealous Fans (Again)
Who has the ability to outwit the FBI in a cyber manhunt? Outmaneuver the KGB in last-minute getaways? And out-kick the IDF in hand-to-hand combat?...
Headed to Beijing by Air? Don't Be Surprised if You Stopover in Hohhot
Update, Mar 19, 7:15pm: China's Civil Aviation Administration has just announced four Beijing flights will land first in other cities beginning...
Flying Into Beijing? Here's What You Can Expect
With all the news the status of the coronavirus around the world that we're constantly bombarded with, the simpler details and alterations to our...
Sneak Peek: You Can Now Explore Beijing's Stunning Daxing Airport With This Virtual Tour
Tickets for the new Daxing Airport are already on sale, and now you can also get a sneak peek of the star-shaped terminal building before it ...
DP Here's a Sneak Peek at Beijing New Airport
Honeycomb windows, swooping arches, and a sprawling floorspace are some of the most striking features in photos of the yet-to-be-named new Beijing...
R Throwback Thursday: Nine Years Ago We Were Graced with T3, Today We Eagerly Await Daxing Airport
Throwback Thursday takes a look back into Beijing's past, using our nine-year-strong blog archives as the source for a glance at the weird and...
Local Journo Documents Extensive Fake Taxis Preying on Arrivals to Beijing's Terminal 2
Beijing's airport is rife with fake taxis that pay a gang boss RMB 1,200 a month to jump the normal queue and are equipped with sophisticated meters...
Smog grounds Beijing’s flights on a far from Merry Xmas Day
World-class airline radar and flight control systems are apparently no match for Beijing's thick blanket of smog, as hundreds of flights were...
Beijing's New Airport to Have Seven Runways and Serve 100 Million Passengers
Beijing is clearly miffed by the fact that Atlanta's Hartsfield-Jackson International Airport is the world's busiest, and that Beijing's is only...
Beijing Capital International Airport Named World's 10th Best by Skytrax
Global air travel passengers have voted Beijing Capital International Airport (BCIA) the 10th best airport in the world for 2015, according to an...
China Expanding or Building 90 Airports, China Eastern to Fly to New Zealand
Just a general update from the travel desk for this Thursday edition. China is currently expanding 60 airports and building 30 new ones, according to...
Beijing to Build the World's Largest Air Passenger Terminal
Being second-biggest and second-busiest just isn't enough for Beijing. ADP Ingeniérie (ADPI) and Zaha Hadid Architects have designed the world's...
Beijing Still the World's Second-Busiest Airport; Chinese Travelers Love Japan
The next time you're tempted to ask yourself, "should I leave early for the airport," the answer should always be a resounding "yes." After first...
Talking Travel: Rumors and Tidbits Abound, Vietnam and the Chinese Traveler
The news business can be a strange one. A few weeks ago, there was a flurry of articles about Beijing's new airport. "Beijing plans to spend around...