Beijing airport to use third runway

时间：2007-10-22 08:26:42

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BEIJING, Oct. 21 -- The newly built third runway at Beijing's Capital International Airport (BCIA) has passed the examination and acceptance of China's civil aviation authority, and will be put to use on October 29.

 

It is part of an expansion project which also includes the construction of a new terminal building covering 420,000 square meters, 100 new aprons1, a cargo2 zone and auxiliary3 facilities, which would enable the airport to accommodate 60 million passengers and handle 1.8 million tons of cargo each year.

 

The examination group from the General Administration of Civil Aviation of China (CAAC) said the runway construction is up to required standards.

 

Yang Guoqing, deputy head of CAAC urged the airport to prepare emergency and transition plans and intensify4 training to ensure safe operation.

 

Official forecasts show the peak monthly passenger arrivals at the airport will hit 5.56 million during the Olympics, which is equivalent to the normal transport volume predicted for 2015.

 

The airport presently has two runways and two terminals with a combined capacity of handling 35 million passengers a year. It has been expanding since March 2004 to prepare for the Olympics.

 

The airport's arrival and departure capacity would increase from 80 flights to 115 flights per hour when the third terminal goes into operation in February next year, said BCIA controlling office director Yang Fei.

 
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1 aprons d381ffae98ab7cbe3e686c9db618abe1     
围裙( apron的名词复数 )； 停机坪，台口（舞台幕前的部份）
参考例句：
  • Many people like to wear aprons while they are cooking. 许多人做饭时喜欢系一条围裙。
  • The chambermaid in our corridor wears blue checked gingham aprons. 给我们扫走廊的清洁女工围蓝格围裙。
2 cargo 6TcyG     
n.(一只船或一架飞机运载的)货物
参考例句：
  • The ship has a cargo of about 200 ton.这条船大约有200吨的货物。
  • A lot of people discharged the cargo from a ship.许多人从船上卸下货物。
3 auxiliary RuKzm     
adj.辅助的，备用的
参考例句：
  • I work in an auxiliary unit.我在一家附属单位工作。
  • The hospital has an auxiliary power system in case of blackout.这家医院装有备用发电系统以防灯火管制。
4 intensify S5Pxe     
vt.加强；变强；加剧
参考例句：
  • We must intensify our educational work among our own troops.我们必须加强自己部队的教育工作。
  • They were ordered to intensify their patrols to protect our air space.他们奉命加强巡逻，保卫我国的领空。

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