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  Beijing Capital International Airport - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The airport is the main hub of Air China and China Xinhua Airlines.
Beijing Capital is today the busiest airport in the People's Republic of China, having registered double-digit growth annually since the SARS crisis of 2003.
Beijing Airport was opened on March 2, 1958, and was the first in the People's Republic of China.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Beijing_Capital_International_Airport   (1469 words)

  
 Beijing - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Beijing is one of the four municipalities of the PRC, equivalent to a province in China's administrative structure.
Beijing is situated at the northern tip of the roughly triangular North China Plain which opens to the south and east of the city.
Beijing's 18 districts and counties are further subdivided into 273 lower (third)-level administrative units at the township level: 119 towns, 24 townships, 5 ethnic townships and 125 subdistricts.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Beijing   (6116 words)

  
 Beijing Airport Information   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-12)
Beijing is served by international carriers such as Northwest, United, Canadian Airlines, Lufthansa, SAS, Dragon Air, Japan Airlines, ANA, British Airways, Malaysian Air, Austrian Airlines, Air France, Alitalia, Korean Air, Pakistan Airlines, Singapore Airlines, Thai International, Air China, China Southern, and China Northern.
The airport is 26 kilometers, or 40 minutes, from the center of Beijing.
When arriving at the airport, AVOID drivers who approach you in the terminal or outside the terminal as these are almost always price-gaugers, who will ask triple or more the actual price.
www.moveandstay.com /beijing/guide_airport_info.asp   (856 words)

  
 Foster and Partners   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-12)
Beijing’s new international airport terminal will be the gateway to the city as it welcomes athletes from around the world to the twenty-ninth Olympiad in 2008.
The world’s largest and most advanced airport building - not only technologically, but also in terms of passenger experience, operational efficiency and sustainability - it will be welcoming and uplifting.
Located between the existing eastern runway and the future third runway, the terminal encloses a floor area of more than a million square metres and is designed to accommodate an estimated 43 million passengers per annum, rising to 53 million by 2015.
www.fosterandpartners.com /internetsite/html/Project.asp?JobNo=1235   (346 words)

  
 Passenger Opinions about Beijing Capital Airport
I was in the airport at around 8pm, waiting for my night flight home, but there wasn't even a single shop opened around that hours for me to do some last minute shopping or have a cup of coffee and slight snacks before I embarked on my journey back.
The whole airport seems so 'lifeless', and the worst of all is that the immigrations only opened 2 counters for clearance when there's more than 25 of us queuing up.
Touting of all kinds of goods and services is prevalent in the tourist areas of Beijing, and much of it is good humoured, but it would be a good idea for the authorities to clamp down on this at the airport.
www.airlinequality.com /Airports/Airport_forum/pek.htm   (3946 words)

  
 Beijing Travel Guide, Beijing Tour, Beijing Hotel,City Map,Climate
Beijing, Jing for short, is the nation's political, economic, cultural and educational center as well as China's most important center for international trade and communications.
Although now Beijing is a modern and fashionable city complete with a full 21st Century vitality, you can experience authentic Beijing life and become acquainted with 'old Beijing' by exploring its many teahouses, temple fairs, Beijing's Hutong and Courtyard and enjoy the Peking Opera.
With the progress in all aspects of Beijing, the intercourse between Beijing and the international cities and regions are increasingly active.
www.travelchinaguide.com /cityguides/beijing.htm   (1269 words)

  
 Beijing International Airport to See Big Boost in Traffic | Asian American Daily | GoldSea   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-12)
eijing's international airport said Thursday it expects a strong increase in passenger volume because of the country's rapid economic growth and a relaxation of a ban on late-night flights.
Beijing Capital International Airport Co., which operates the Beijing airport, said it expects higher passenger capacity by the end of this year when the reconstruction of facilities at the airport is completed.
The airport said it handled 41 million passengers last year, up from 34.9 million in the previous year.
goldsea.com /Asiagate/604/13airport.html   (284 words)

  
 CNN.com - Beijing unveils Foster airport plan - Nov. 16, 2003
Beijing has unveiled plans for a $2 billion airport terminal designed by Sir Norman Foster, the latest celebrity architect the 2008 Olympic hosts have hired to help remould a drab city overrun by smog and neon.
Beijing has budgeted $37 billion for Olympic-related infrastructure and clean-up projects, though it was not clear whether or not that figure included the airport extension.
The airport's last makeover came in the form of a minimalist new terminal that opened in 1999.
www.cnn.com /2003/BUSINESS/11/16/beijing.airport.reut   (514 words)

  
 Cheap Car Hire & Rental in Beijing Airport (PEK) China
The airport information desk is situated in the center of ante halls on the first floor and second floor of terminal 1, for further information (Ph: +86 10 6456 4247).
There are number of banks located at the airport terminal 1, opposite to gate no.8 of domestic departure hall on the second floor and another bank opposite to gate no.7 of arrivals hall of the first floor.
The airport has lifts, ramps for wheelchair access in the terminals and specially designed toilets, telephones and drinking water facilities are located in the terminals.
www.anycarhire.com /car-hire/beijing-airport.htm   (648 words)

  
 Beijing Airport, Beijing Capital International Airport in Photographs - Arriving and Departing - Visa, Customs and ...
Opened on October 1, 1999 to mark the 50th anniversary of the founding of the Communist Party in 1949, the Beijing Airport is modern and comfortable.
The airport is located 15 miles/26 kilometres outside the city centre.
The Beijing Airport is 15 miles/26 kilometres northeast the city centre.
www.thechinaguide.com /airport   (613 words)

  
 Beijing travel guide - Wikitravel
Beijing (北京) is the capital of the most populous country in the world, the People's Republic of China.
Beijing remained the capital into the Qing era and into the revolutionary ferment of the early 1900s, but in the chaos following the abdication of the last Emperor, Beijing was beset by fighting warlords.
Beijing Capital International Airport (北京首都国际机场, PEK) is located to the northeast of the central districts, 26 km from the city centre.
wikitravel.org /en/Beijing   (8728 words)

  
 NACO Foster Arup - Beijing Capital Airport :: arcspace.com
The proposed new airport terminal will be the world's most advanced, not only technologically, but also in its concern for passengers and operators.
This airport will be one of the world's most sustainable, incorporating design concepts such as south-east orientated skylights to maximise heat from the early morning sun and integrated environmental control systems minimising energy consumption and carbon emissions.
The expansion of Beijing's airport, currently the busiest in China, is required to handle the massive increase in passengers due to China's entry to the WTO (World Trade Organisation) and Beijing's hosting the 2008 Olympics.
www.arcspace.com /architects/foster/beijing_air   (322 words)

  
 Sightseeing in Beijing-tours-Great Wall-Forbidden City-airport shuttle
Beijing is the capital of the People's Republic of China, and has been an historic center of p...
Beijing is a reflection of China itself, steeped in history from the very ancient to more mo...
Beijing is an enormous city of nearly 15 million people, with one of the oldest cultures on...
www.grayline.com /beijing   (555 words)

  
 Sino Swiss Hotel Beijing Airport - Discount Hotel Rooms at Orbitz   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-12)
The Sino-Swiss Hotel Beijing offers a wide range of Western and Asian dining venues, where variety and quality is served in a cozy and casual atmosphere.
The St. Regis, Beijing is the hallmark of luxurious accommodations in China, with a rich tradition of exceptional service and hospitality.
Located on the grounds of the historic Beijing International Club in the center of the city's Diplomatic District - and close to the Jian Guo Men Wai business district - The St. Regis, Beijing is an important meeting place for government officials, foreign dignitaries, and international correspondents.
www.orbitz.com /hotel-info/FRCN/UI-14211.html   (591 words)

  
 ChinaRant.com: Beijing Airport's Circle of Anger   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-12)
Actually recentlly the airport gods have introduced a system where the driver tells the little guys who direct you to the taxi if it is a short fare and the driver will then sign a book produced for him nad he will be put into a shorter que on his retun to the airport.
Beijing taxi drivers are the worst in China.
Beijing as the capital is supposed to the first impression for many.
www.chinarant.com /china_rant/2005/08/beijing_airport.html   (3246 words)

  
 Beijing Adds 10 Million More Passengers To BCIA Plan
Beijing hosts the Olympic Games in 2008, and the expansion will help BCIA cope with the surge of arrivals expected to start in late 2007.
Beijing's mountains to the west and north pose dangers for aircraft on final approach, keeping the city out of considerations for the new airport, Li said, and "no suitable site for such a mammoth project is available elsewhere in the city."
It is China's first large-scale interregional airport group that would provide services related to investments, design, refurbishment and construction of new airports in the country.
www.aviationnow.com /avnow/news/channel_aviationdaily_story.jsp?id=news/pas09193.xml   (562 words)

  
 USATODAY.com - Birds ignore U.S. scare tactics at Beijing airport   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-12)
BEIJING (AFP) — U.S.-made audio players installed at Beijing's international airport to scare birds off the runway have failed because of the "language barrier," state media said Thursday.
Earlier this year, the airport installed scarecrows in the shape of birds of prey which sway in the wind.
In 1997, after a minor bird-strike accident, the airport set up a special team to find an effective way to scare away the birds, the paper said.
www.usatoday.com /travel/news/2005-03-10-chinese-airport_x.htm?csp=34   (351 words)

  
 Telegraph | News | New Beijing airport to be world's biggest
A new airport being built by the Chinese government in time for the 2008 Beijing Olympics will be the world's biggest and be "truly awesome", according to its British architect, Lord Foster.
In further evidence of the Chinese obsession with building bigger, faster and higher than any other country, the plans for Beijing Airport will outdo both the current biggest, Hong Kong's, and Heathrow, which is set to double in size when Terminal 5 is finished.
Beijing's new television centre, which takes the extraordinary form of two upside-down Ls at an impossible angle, was briefly put on hold before being quietly given the go-ahead again.
www.telegraph.co.uk /news/main.jhtml;sessionid=1OBXJE3SFLS5LQFIQMFSM54AVCBQ0JVC?xml=/news/2004/11/29/wbeij29.xml&sSheet=/news/2004/11/29/ixworld.html&secureRefresh=true&_requestid=18078   (509 words)

  
 Beijing Airport Accommodation, Hotels in Beijing Airport - Octopus Travel   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-12)
It is good for the guest who want to stay far from the city center and close to the airport with low expense.
It's a good choice for transfer stay at airport, especiallly with the nice location and good service, the flight information is the same you see here with that in the terminal building.
The hotel is ideally for the traveler who want to stay close to the airport and traveling on budget.
octopustravel.net.au /China_Beijing+Airport_hotel_1_accommodation.html   (204 words)

  
 Beijing International Airport in China   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-12)
The original airport which served Beijing’s requirements during the early years had a 10,000 square meter terminal and a 2,500 meter runway with approximately 84,000 sq.
Airport officials and myself visited Denver in the U.S. to observe the opening there and have constantly studied reports and management studies on new airport projects.
In terms of world airports, Beijing Capital International Airport is the only Chinese airport that is in the top 50 airports in terms of passenger loads.
www.business-in-asia.com /airport_interview.htm   (1940 words)

  
 Beijing Transportation: Air, Train, Bus, Taxi
The largest airport in China, Beijing Capital Airport (Tel: 64653604), is about 25 kilometers (16 miles) northeast of Beijing center.
There are four railway stations in Beijing: Beijing Railway Station (in eastern Beijing), Beijing West Railway Station (in the southwest of the city), Yongdingmen Station (in the south) and Xizhimen Station (in the north).
There are two subway lines in Beijing: one runs under Chang'an Avenue and its line extends from Sihuidongzan in the east to Pingguoyuan in the west; another one circles under the northern part of the Second Ring Road.
www.beijingtrip.com /essential/airlines.htm   (1285 words)

  
 Beijing airport plans to add new gates Airline Industry Information - Find Articles   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-12)
Beijing Capital International Airport can currently handle 35 million passengers a year and in 2004 its total number of annual travellers passed 30 million.
According to Wang Jiadong, the airport's general manager, the number should increase by another 5 million this year and therefore upgrading is necessary, reported the Xinhua News Agency.
The airport plans to add 67 spaces for parking aircraft, at least 10 boarding gates and 32 reception counters, as well as upgrading the runways.
www.findarticles.com /p/articles/mi_m0CWU/is_2005_March_29/ai_n13503397   (153 words)

  
 Beijing Capital Airport win | Arup
It has been announced in Beijing that the joint venture team comprising Dutch airport planners NACO, architects Foster and Partners and engineers Arup, working with the Beijing Institute of Architectural Design and Research, have won the competition for Beijing Capital International Airport Terminal 3.
US$ 2 billion) expansion of Beijing’s airport, currently the busiest in China, is required to handle the massive increase in passengers due to China’s entry to the WTO (World Trade Organisation) and Beijing’s hosting the 2008 Olympics.
Lord Foster said on behalf of the team: “This is a fantastic opportunity to deliver a 21st century airport that will set global standards in terms of passenger experience, operational efficiency and sustainability.
www.arup.com /newsitem.cfm?pageid=1129   (418 words)

  
 Travel Channel :: Beijing   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-12)
Flying time to Beijing is between 20 and 24 hours from New York, including a stopover on the West Coast or in Tokyo; 17 to 20 hours from Chicago; and 13 hours direct from Los Angeles or San Francisco.
Beijing is served by four long-distance bus stations: Dongzhimen (northeast; Dongzhimenwaixie Jie, Chaoyang District, tel.
Beijing is served by four stations: the Beijing Main Station and the Beijing West, North, and South stations.
travel.discovery.com /destinations/fodors/bejing/tips_20026_1.html   (797 words)

  
 Beijing Airport Hotel - China Hotels: Read Hotel Reviews, Compare Hotel Prices, and Make Hotel Reservations at NexTag
Located in the heart of Beijing's new commercial and diplomatic district with direct access to the airport, the Hilton Beijing is...
Beijing Jingshui Hotel is a 3-star hotel offers rooms, foods, services and so on in Beijing.
Beijing Dabao Hotel is a 3-star hotel offers rooms, foods, services and so on in Beijing.
www.nextag.com /beijing-airport-hotel/search-html   (398 words)

  
 Sino Swiss Hotel Beijing Airport - Discount Beijing Hotels, China
The Sino-Swiss Hotel Beijing Airport is the only international business - resort hotel near to the Beijing Capital Airport offering personalised service in a casual European environment.
Its dedicated team's daily objectives are to cater for the international leisure and business traveler's every need and to make their stay in Beijing a most pleasant one.
The banquet and event centre is your choice for International meetings close to the airport.
www.beijinghotelpro.com /sino-swiss-hotel   (629 words)

  
 China Travel - Beijing Travel Tips on Tours, Hotels, Transportation
Beijing covers an area of 16,807.8 square kilometers and is located in the southern part of the North China Plain, with the Shanxi and Inner Mongolian plateaus to the Bohai Sea the east.
Beijing has a population of over 11 million.
There are 10 districts and eight counties under the jurisdiction of the Beijing Municipality.
www.travel.com.hk /china/beijing.htm   (251 words)

  
 Airport - Beijing Transportation - VirtualTourist.com
As the new airport metro line is now starting to be constructed, the extension of the Airport Expressway down to Dongzhimen is being dug up and there is a lot of construction traffic day and night.
Beijing Capital International Airport locate at the east northern of Beijing, the capital of the People's Republic of China that is 25.35 Km far to the center of Beijing -- Tiananmen square.
Outside the airport, there are several ticket booths (unfortunately all in Chinese) and several uniformed ticketing agents for the buses.
www.virtualtourist.com /travel/Asia/China/Beijing_Shi/Beijing-1024960/Transportation-Beijing-Airport-R-2.html   (1026 words)

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