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Aviation regulator to relocate carrier to new Beijing airport

The inner view of a terminal hall of the new Daxing International Airport in Beijing, China August 30, 2018. [Photo: Reuters]

BEIJING- China’s aviation regulator published on Thursday plans for airline relocation to Beijing’s new mega-airport set to open this year and said it would let foreign carriers decide which of the capital’s airports they will use.

Beijing Daxing International Airport, due to open in September, will accommodate 72 million passengers a year by 2025 and is expected to become one of the world’s busiest airports upon completion.

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