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Feb 29, 2008
Bright start
The new Terminal 3 building at Beijing Airport is a centerpiece project for the 2008 Olympics and is designed to relieve the overloaded airport's other two terminals and accommodate expected rapid growth in the number of visitors to Beijing. -- PHOTOS: AP/Greg Baker
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Feb 29, 2008
Let's move it
Workers arrange luggage carts during preparations at the new Terminal 3 building.
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Feb 29, 2008
March on
The huge, airy terminal will have 64 Western and Chinese restaurants, 84 retail shops, and a state-of-the-art-baggage handling system.
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Feb 29, 2008
Escalating Terminal 3
'I am very excited... this is the world's largest terminal building. We are proud of its design and construction,' airport chairman Wang Jiadong told reporters.
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Feb 29, 2008
Space Sweep
The building runs for 3.25 kilometres and covers 98 hectares of floor space, the equivalent to about 170 soccer pitches.
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Feb 29, 2008
Looking forward
When it is fully operational, the new Terminal 3 will be able to handle 1,590 take-offs and landings every day carrying about 208,000 passengers.
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Feb 29, 2008
Sit tight, ride on
Workers ride a train between terminal buildings at Beijing Airport's new Terminal 3.
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Feb 29, 2008
Tails from the Dragon
Renowned British architect Norman Foster designed the airport to appear like a giant dragon, with a long tail and triangular-shaped skylights that are meant to resemble the scales of the dragon. -- PHOTO: AFP/GOH CHAI HIN
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Feb 29, 2008
Dawn of the Dragon
Mixing state-of-the-art systems and Chinese characteristics, the 2.7-billion-USD expansion of Beijing airport, boasting one of the world's largest airport terminals, is set to open for the Olympics and looks likely to finally give China an air gateway worthy of its rising status. -- PHOTO: AFP/GOH CHAI HIN
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Feb 29, 2008
First flight out
Five airlines began their operations there on Friday, including British Airways and Qantas, with a further 19 moving to complete the transfer on March 25, according to airport officials. -- PHOTO: AP/GREG BAKER
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