07 April 2008

Shanghai Unveils New Airport

DOI 30 March 2008


BBC (BEIJING)—China has opened a huge new airport terminal in Shanghai, a month after opening the country's biggest airport building in Beijing. The Shanghai terminal more than doubles the passenger capacity of Pudong International Airport - which can now handle 60m people a year. Source: http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/asia-pacific/7314916.stm (Reliability: 8)


Comment: Beijing and Shanghai opened new air terminals to support the influx of air traffic due to the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing and the 2010 World Expo in Shanghai.

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