China Southern Airlines will have 40 percent of airport slots at Daxing, followed by China Eastern Airlines with 30 percent and other airlines sharing the rest, according to the Civil Aviation Administration of China.
China United Airlines, a subsidiary of China Eastern, will be the first airline to transfer its base of operations to Daxing. Currently at Beijing Nanyuan Airport, it will operate over 130 daily flights from the new airport, serving 60 routes.
The new airport will also bring great convenience to passengers as baggage arrival time will only take 13 minutes, and passengers will need only 8 minutes to walk from the Customs to the boarding gates.
To offer a more refreshing travel experience, five ancient-Chinese-style outdoor courtyards — with the themes "Silk Garden", "Tea Garden", "Porcelain Garden", "Countryside Garden" and "Chinese Garden" — feature at the end of the five departure lounges for use by passengers waiting for the flights.
This fascinating time-lapse video made with hundreds of satellite images shows China's new mega airport taking shape over a period of three and a half years on the outskirts of its capital city.