May 14, 2019, 10:30 am
Last edit by: SilverChris
Location:
Google Maps: https://goo.gl/maps/NYjcvhsPT2KTfXpC9
Official website:
https://www.bdia.com.cn/#/
Which airlines will operate from Daxing?
The major Chinese airlines are reported to receive the following proportions of flights:
- CZ China Southern: 40%
- MU China Eastern: 30%
- CA Air China: 10%
- Finnair: 3x weekly to HEL (source)
- British Airways: daily to LHR from 27 Oct 2019 (replacing existing PEK service and operating the same schedule) (source)
- LOT: 4x weekly to WAW from 28 Oct 2019 (source)
- Malaysia Airlines: daily to KUL from 31 Dec 2019 (source)
- SWISS: daily (5x weekly in winter) to ZRH from 28 Mar 2020 (source)
- BGS First & Business Lounge (International)
- East Pacific Lounge (International) - official photos, FT review and more photos
Planned Ground Transport Links
Intercity Rail:
- Beijing-Xiong'an intercity railway: Beijing West -> Daxing Airport -> Xiong'an
- The section between Daxing Airport and Beijing West will operate at 250 km/h, with a 20 minute travel time
- Expected to open September 2019
- Intercity Railway Connector: Daxing Airport -> Capital Airport T3 (PEK)
- Phase 1 (Daxing Airport -> Langfang East) to be completed by December 2022
- Phase 2 (Langfang East -> Capital Airport -> Nanfaxin) is still in the planning phase
- When complete, the rail will go east toward Langfang before turning north toward Capital Airport, bypassing the central Beijing core
- Speed will be 200 km/h with 8 planned stations between PKX and PEK (travel times unknown)
- New Airport Express: Daxing Airport -> Caoqiao
- Phase 1 (Daxing Airport -> Caoqiao) to be completed by September 2019
- Speed will be 160 km/h and length of Phase 1 is 41.4km.
- Travel time from PKX to Caoqiao is 19 minutes
- Caoqiao station connects to Line 10 (and Line 19 in 2021)
- PKX - Caoqiao tickets are priced at RMB35 (standard class) or RMB50 (business class)
- Phase 2 (Caoqiao -> Lize Business District) -- under planning
- Lize Business District station will connect to Lines 14 & 16
- Eventually, a second station at PKX, Daxing Airport South, will be added. Presumably when a second terminal is built.
- Phase 1 (Daxing Airport -> Caoqiao) to be completed by September 2019
- Line 20 (Line R4): Capital Airport T3 -> Xinghuo -> Beijing station -> Daxing Airport
- Express line with 18 stations
- Currently in the planning stages for long-term development
The Daxing (Beijing - PKX) airport thread
Sep 21, 2019, 7:29 am
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Maybe. Are you referring to those expensive machines that do the virtual strip search? If so, I'm certainly not an expert in the area, but I thought only the US government bought into them....and, their procurers were/are cozy with the suppliers, but I digress. In China, the SOP is metal detectors plus a free massage, and I can't recall hearing any complaints.
I seem to remember they have them in LHR also?
Sep 22, 2019, 3:15 am
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Also, supposedly some of the parking spaces will be automated: https://v.qq.com/x/page/c0764t7jnme.html
Sep 25, 2019, 11:13 pm
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There are a decent number of videos and information on Youtube now about the airport - some of them kind of propaganda-ish as this is really the project that shows how good China is for the 70th anniversary of the PRC. This one is pretty good if you can understand Chinese:
One thing they say is that it will be paperless - no boarding pass. A picture is taken when you check in so it knows who is on what flight. Even at the security checkpoint, a picture of your face is taken as you put your stuff in the bin.
One thing they say is that it will be paperless - no boarding pass. A picture is taken when you check in so it knows who is on what flight. Even at the security checkpoint, a picture of your face is taken as you put your stuff in the bin.
Sep 25, 2019, 11:48 pm
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There are a decent number of videos and information on Youtube now about the airport - some of them kind of propaganda-ish as this is really the project that shows how good China is for the 70th anniversary of the PRC. This one is pretty good if you can understand Chinese:
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One thing they say is that it will be paperless - no boarding pass. A picture is taken when you check in so it knows who is on what flight. Even at the security checkpoint, a picture of your face is taken as you put your stuff in the bin.
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One thing they say is that it will be paperless - no boarding pass. A picture is taken when you check in so it knows who is on what flight. Even at the security checkpoint, a picture of your face is taken as you put your stuff in the bin.
A few comments:
-the facial recognition freaks me out a bit (especially when thinking about how it will surely be used in conjunction with our social credit scores); might take a while to get comfortable with this "new world order"
-<8 minutes from the main lobby to the furthest gate isn't so bad, and I will note that most of us probably have longer legs than the TV lady
-I didn't see any restaurants at all in the video, presumably because they aren't open yet, but this is a pretty important criteria for me; so many airports and train stations in China wouldn't be such horrible places if they provided decent food/drink options (I assume the lounges won't be any better than what we're currently used to)
-the airport express train looks pretty nice...too bad it doesn't go into town though (I know we've discussed this before)
Sep 26, 2019, 12:34 am
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Here is the updated list of flights in and out of PKX so far:
• British Airways: Beijing to London Heathrow to start from October 28 2019
• China Southern Airlines: Beijing to Ho Chi Minh City to start from October 27 2019
• China United Airlines (subsidiary of China Eastern Airlines): Beijing to cities across China, including Changsha, Chengdu, Dalian, Guangzhou, Harbin, Kunming, Lanzhou, Shanghai Hongqiao, Shanghai Pudong, Shenzhen, Xiamen and many more, to start from September 30 2019
• Finnair: Beijing to Helsinki to start from November 3 2019
• LOT Polish Airlines: Beijing to Warsaw-Chopin to start from October 29 2019
• Malaysia Airlines: Beijing to Kuala Lumpur International Airport to start from December 31 2019
The BBC reports that a lot of other airlines are under "discussions" to move some flights there
• British Airways: Beijing to London Heathrow to start from October 28 2019
• China Southern Airlines: Beijing to Ho Chi Minh City to start from October 27 2019
• China United Airlines (subsidiary of China Eastern Airlines): Beijing to cities across China, including Changsha, Chengdu, Dalian, Guangzhou, Harbin, Kunming, Lanzhou, Shanghai Hongqiao, Shanghai Pudong, Shenzhen, Xiamen and many more, to start from September 30 2019
• Finnair: Beijing to Helsinki to start from November 3 2019
• LOT Polish Airlines: Beijing to Warsaw-Chopin to start from October 29 2019
• Malaysia Airlines: Beijing to Kuala Lumpur International Airport to start from December 31 2019
The BBC reports that a lot of other airlines are under "discussions" to move some flights there
Sep 27, 2019, 4:54 am
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Sep 27, 2019, 1:40 pm
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The airport looks really stunning.
Sure, a few things are probably not going to work perfectly, at least at the start, but having built the airport in such a short time, without major problems (hello Istanbul), and opening on time (hello Berlin), and hopefully without baggage meltdown (hello London) is a huge achievement which shows how China is able to run large scale operation that other countries simply can't.
Sure, a few things are probably not going to work perfectly, at least at the start, but having built the airport in such a short time, without major problems (hello Istanbul), and opening on time (hello Berlin), and hopefully without baggage meltdown (hello London) is a huge achievement which shows how China is able to run large scale operation that other countries simply can't.
Sep 27, 2019, 3:54 pm
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Question is, are they concerned with actual security, or with security theater? All of the security checks on the subways and train stations are mainly security theater, not actual security.
Sep 27, 2019, 6:25 pm
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A little off-topic but an interesting history of the Nan-Yuan Airport PKX is replacing.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TyCTh2bxUvA
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TyCTh2bxUvA
Sep 27, 2019, 6:30 pm
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I once had the misfortune of spending 9 hours in its terminal, during which they ran out of water. I thought about trying to bail, but it was seemingly impossible to get taxis to show up. Perhaps, it will have a better life as a mixed use development.
Sep 28, 2019, 3:34 am
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A little off-topic but an interesting history of the Nan-Yuan Airport PKX is replacing.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TyCTh2bxUvA
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TyCTh2bxUvA
Sep 28, 2019, 3:59 am
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There are a lot more videos now. One from the architects who designed it:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=reSuEaTaMHU - really good but I can't find part 1
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=reSuEaTaMHU - really good but I can't find part 1
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