China opens new Beijing airport to serve travel boom
Chinese President Xi Jinping has presided over the inauguration of a second international airport for Beijing with a terminal billed as the world’s biggest.
![In this image made from CCTV video taken Sept. 17, 2019, an aerial view is seen of the new Beijing Daxing International Airport. The Chinese capital, Beijing, has opened a second international airport with a terminal billed as the world’s biggest. (CCTV via AP)]({"default":{"load":"default","w":"80","h":"49","src":"//img-s-msn-com.akamaized.net/tenant/amp/entityid/AAHO6TZ.img?h=487&w=799&m=6&q=60&o=f&l=f"},"size3column":{"load":"default","w":"62","h":"38","src":"//img-s-msn-com.akamaized.net/tenant/amp/entityid/AAHO6TZ.img?h=380&w=624&m=6&q=60&o=f&l=f"},"size2column":{"load":"default","w":"62","h":"38","src":"//img-s-msn-com.akamaized.net/tenant/amp/entityid/AAHO6TZ.img?h=380&w=624&m=6&q=60&o=f&l=f"}})
Provided by The Associated Press In this image made from CCTV video taken Sept. 17, 2019, an aerial view is seen of the new Beijing Daxing International Airport.
![An aerial view of people working on the roof of the Beijing Daxing International Airport on January 17, 2019 in Beijing, China.]({"default":{"load":"default","w":"80","h":"48","src":"//img-s-msn-com.akamaized.net/tenant/amp/entityid/BBSBvz6.img?h=481&w=799&m=6&q=60&o=f&l=f&x=536&y=354"},"size3column":{"load":"default","w":"62","h":"38","src":"//img-s-msn-com.akamaized.net/tenant/amp/entityid/BBSBvz6.img?h=376&w=624&m=6&q=60&o=f&l=f&x=536&y=354"},"size2column":{"load":"default","w":"62","h":"38","src":"//img-s-msn-com.akamaized.net/tenant/amp/entityid/BBSBvz6.img?h=376&w=624&m=6&q=60&o=f&l=f&x=536&y=354"}})
Photo: The World’s Largest Airport-Terminal Building (Provided by The Atlantic)
