El aeropuerto más grande del mundo comienza a operar en Pekín

PEKÍN (Sputnik) — El Aeropuerto Internacional de Pekín-Daxing, el más grande del mundo, comenzó sus operaciones, informaron los medios chinos.

Originalmente se planeaba que el aeropuerto empezara a trabajar el 30 de septiembre, pero, según los medios locales, los primeros vuelos comenzarán ya este 25 de septiembre.

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Journalists walk at the terminal hall after the launching ceremony for the new Daxing International Airport ahead of the 70th founding anniversary of the People's Republic of China in Beijing, China September 25, 2019. REUTERS/Thomas Suen

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This general view shows people attending the launch ceremony for the new Beijing Daxing International Airport in Beijing on September 25, 2019. - The futuristic new airport in Beijing, which is expected to become one of the busiest in the world, was opened by China's President Xi Jinping on September 25. (Photo by STR / AFP) / China OUT

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(FILES) This file photo taken on July 9, 2019 shows workers walking below a skylight in the terminal building of the new Beijing Daxing International Airport in Beijing. - A futuristic new airport in Beijing, which is expected to become one of the busiest in the world, was opened by President Xi Jinping on September 25, 2019. (Photo by Greg Baker / AFP)

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The interior of the terminal building of the new Beijing Daxing International Airport is seen in Beijing on July 9, 2019. - The new airport was officially completed on June 30, and is scheduled to open on September 30, 2019, a day before China celebrates the Communist government's 70th anniversary in power. (Photo by GREG BAKER / AFP)

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Journalists walk at the terminal hall after the launching ceremony for the new Daxing International Airport ahead of the 70th founding anniversary of the People's Republic of China in Beijing, China September 25, 2019. REUTERS/Thomas Suen

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This general view shows people attending the launch ceremony for the new Beijing Daxing International Airport in Beijing on September 25, 2019. - The futuristic new airport in Beijing, which is expected to become one of the busiest in the world, was opened by China's President Xi Jinping on September 25. (Photo by STR / AFP) / China OUT

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© AFP 2023 / Greg Baker

(FILES) This file photo taken on July 9, 2019 shows workers walking below a skylight in the terminal building of the new Beijing Daxing International Airport in Beijing. - A futuristic new airport in Beijing, which is expected to become one of the busiest in the world, was opened by President Xi Jinping on September 25, 2019. (Photo by Greg Baker / AFP)

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The interior of the terminal building of the new Beijing Daxing International Airport is seen in Beijing on July 9, 2019. - The new airport was officially completed on June 30, and is scheduled to open on September 30, 2019, a day before China celebrates the Communist government's 70th anniversary in power. (Photo by GREG BAKER / AFP)

El jefe del proyecto de construcción del aeropuerto, Li Jianhua, comentó a Sputnik que todas las compañías aéreas que forman parte de la alianza SkyTeam, entre ellas la rusa Aeroflot, se mudarán al nuevo aeródromo, mientras que las compañías miembros de Star Alliance mantendrán sus operaciones en el Aeropuerto Internacional de Pekín-Capital.

El Aeropuerto Internacional de Pekín-Daxing está ubicado a 46 kilómetros del centro de Pekín.

El nuevo aeropuerto cuenta con cuatro pistas de aterrizaje.

Se planea que para 2025 podrá recibir hasta 620.000 vuelos anuales, lo que implicaría un flujo de hasta 72 millones de pasajeros.