2nd airport to handle growing needs

A second airport in Beijing is expected to start construction within this year to ease the traffic pressure on the capital airport, a senior official said.

The Civil Aviation Administration of China (CAAC) has chosen to build the new airport in Daxing District, southern Beijing, Wang Changshun, deputy head of CAAC, told METRO at the sidelines of an annual working conference yesterday.

The plan now awaits a final nod from the State Council, China's cabinet, he added.