BEIJING- A number of journalists from some Asian, African and Oceanic countries paid a visit to Beijing Daxing International Airport on Tuesday.

The visit to the airport was organized by the China International Press Communication Center (CIPCC).

Beijing Daxing International Airport (hereinafter referred to as Daxing Airport), is a major landmark project in the capital that President Xi Jinping has taken special care of and personally promoted, a backbone project for promoting the coordinated development of Beijing-Tianjin-Hebei region, and a new gateway to the world.

On February 23, 2017, when President Xi Jinping inspected Daxing International Airport under construction, he emphasized that this new airport (Beijing Daxing International Airport) is a major landmark project in the capital, and serves as a new impetus for the country’s development. On September 25, 2019, Xi attended the operation ceremony of the Daxing Airport and pointed out the need not only to build Daxing International Airport with high quality, but also to operate it at a higher level, building it into a world-class airport with safety guaranteed, green features, intelligent functions and humanistic quality.

Daxing Airport is located in the core hinterland of the Beijing-Tianjin-Hebei region, on the southern extension of the central axis of Beijing, and at the midpoint of the line between the Beijing Municipal Administrative 3 Center (BMC) and the Xiong’an New Area of Hebei Province, holding a unique geographical location. After the operation of Daxing Airport, it functions independently from the Beijing Capital International Airport, and the both airports collaborate with their respective base airlines to establish a globally competitive hub route network. Simultaneously, in conjunction with Tianjin Binhai International Airport and Shijiazhuang Zhengding International Airport, they form a world-class airport cluster known as the “Four Airports within Three Cities”, characterized by complementary functions and coordinated linkage. This integration better serves the coordinated development of the Beijing-Tianjin-Hebei region and supports the construction of the Xiong’an New Area.

Daxing Airport adheres to the new development philosophy and adopts the mode of rolling development and phased construction. The long-term planning aims to meet the need of annual passenger throughput of over 100 million and serve about 880 thousand flights annually, with 6 civil aviation runways planned. The near-term planning aims to meet the need of annual passenger throughput of 72 million and serve about 630 thousand flights annually.

The ground transportation of Daxing Airport integrates high-speed railway, urban railway, expressway and other transportation forms, forming a comprehensive transportation network, with high efficiency, convenience and strong connectivity capacity.

With 100 percent green buildings and a recycling rate of 16 percent for renewable resources, it is an environmentally friendly aviation hub.

In terms of the flight network, at present, the total number of flight time slots at Daxing Airport is 966 per day, of which 901 per day is domestic (885 per day for domestic passenger transport and 16 per day for domestic cargo), and 65 per day for international and the regions of Chinese Hong Kong, Macao and Taiwan. In January, there were 42 operating airlines (37 passenger airlines and 5 cargo airlines). The passenger airlines operate a total of 183 routes, including 148 domestic routes, 2 routes to the regions of Chinese Hong Kong, Macao and Taiwan, 33 international routes, and 175 accessible destinations, including 139 domestic destinations, 2 destinations in the regions of Chinese Hong Kong, Macao and Taiwan, and 34 international destinations.

As earlier mentioned, the visit to Beijing Daxing International Airport was organized by the China International Press Communication Center (CIPCC).

CIPCC, under the China Public Diplomacy Association (CPDA), has initiated a program to build a platform for the media from countries around the world, especially developing countries, to observe China and study development in this country.

In each edition of the program, journalists from all around the world gather together to get familiar with the modern China and exchange their experiences in the field of journalism.

In 2024 edition of the program, started in late February, over 100 journalists from more than 90 countries are participating.

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