New management cleared for takeoff at Capital

A special command head-quarters opened yesterday, to take control of operations at Beijing Capital International Airport, in a bid to ensure a safe and smooth Olympics.

Speaking at the launch ceremony, Huang Dengke, head of the Northeast China branch of the Civil Aviation Administration of China and boss of the new administration, said the airport has now entered its "Olympic Games phase".

Under the new structure, the functions of seven former airport departments will be handled from three centers: operation control, information management and coordination, He Yan, secretary-general of BOCOG's Beijing Capital International Airport Venue Team, said.