Beijing To Build World’s Biggest Airport

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Beijing would be hosting the world’s biggest airport, in time for 2008 Beijing Olympics – an evidence of China’s ever-growing quest for building the fastest, highest and biggest than any other country. The Beijing airport would outmatch both the current biggest, Heathrow and Hong Kong – double their size when Terminal 5 gets completed, is expected to be “truly awesome”, as proclaimed by British architect, Lord Foster, the brain behind the construction.

Currently the busiest in China, Beijing Airport would undergo a rmb16,000 million ($2 billion) expansion, to manage the increasing traffic as a part of China’s entry into WTO (World Trade Organization) and 2008 Olympics in Beijing. The new undertaking by Chinese Government is supposed to increase the capacity of the airport from 27 million to 60 million passengers per annum by 2015.

The airport would be one of the most sustainable, incorporating design concepts in world. As stated by Lord Foster on behalf of his 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, but this airport will also be a symbol of place and togetherness, welcoming and uplifting.”