Tuesday, December 30, 2008

New Beijing Capital International Airport



This is the new Beijing Capital International Airport. I was rushed for the 2008 Olympic game in Beijing. It is cery much bigger and more organised than the old airport. 

I think the old airport is just next to the new airport. The old airport is currently used for other purposes.


These are check-in counters. There are many airlines and hundreds of flights organised within each day. This photo was taken from the restaurant before the check-in counter.


We arrived the airport few hours before the check-in time. This is because we were taking the domestic transit via Beijing. It is safer to have at least 4 hours transit time in China because flight delayed is very common. 

The worst case is sometime some local China airlines may at the last minute cancelled the flight. Then it will give you a lot of problem. A few of my friends encountered this before. So, always call to confirm your flight 4 - 6 hours before the flight (for domestic transit).


This is after the imigration custom. It is very quite now because the flight is schedule at 12.10 am midnight. During day time, there will be many people waiting here. 


This is a little Chinese style garden in the airport. It is also because the photo was taken at midnight, that's why I manage to take this photo without people in the scene. 


At the other corner, there is another Japanese style shop. I am not sure what there are selling, because the shop was already closed.


This is the fountain at the middle of the departure hall. Immediately after the imigration custom. 

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