Airport reports slow passenger growth

The combined throughput of passengers and cargo at Beijing Capital International Airport grew by just 1.6 percent in the first 10 months of the year, the lowest since 2000, its president said yesterday.

Speaking at a press conference in Beijing, Zhang Zhizhong, president & CEO of Capital Airports Holding Co, said the airport had been hit by the economic slowdown.

"International (passenger) arrivals have been much lower," he said.