Capital airport braces for storms

China's busiest airport, Beijing Capital International Airport, said it has taken measures to increase flight punctuality, as midsummer approaches with its frequent storms and heavy rains.

The airport will adopt new measures to prevent lightning from disrupting the system, said Wang Hanlin, manager of the airport's information technology department.

"Lightning creates strong power bursts, which can disturb the buildings in which information systems reside," Wang said. "When the electrical bursts interfere with a building's power supply system, the whole airport system can be affected."