Beijing Capital International Airport, like the name this airport is simply a new world for each and every people in the world. It is the main international airport of Beijing in China and lies at a distance of 32 kilometre towards northeast of the city centre of Beijing. This airport is owned and operated by the Beijing Capital International Airport Company Limited which is actually a state-controlled company. The IATA Airport Code of this airport is PEK and is based on the ex-romanized name of the city called Peking. It is the largest and busiest airport in China and is also a main center for China’s national flagship carrier Air China. In the past decades, this airport achieved ranking as the world’s busiest airports.
The Beijing Capital International Airport serves nearly 55.94 million passengers every year making it the eighth busiest airport in the world. It is also the second largest airport terminal in the world after its construction of Terminal 3 in the year 2008. Along with that, this airport has the third largest building in the world as per its area. Over all, this airport has three terminals to serve the passengers and also have an official website called www.bcia.com.cn. From Terminal 3 a huge amount of international and domestic flights takes off. To build this huge terminal, US$2 billion has been spent.
The airport operates several passenger airlines like Aeroflot, Aerosvit Airlines, Air Algérie, Air Astana, Air China, Air Canada, Air France, Air Koryo, Air Macau, Air New Zealand, All Nippon Airways, All Nippon Airways that are operated by Air Nippon, Air Zimbabwe, American Airlines, Asiana Airlines, Austrian Airlines, British Airways, Cathay Pacific, China Airlines, China Eastern Airlines, China Southern Airlines, Continental Airlines, Chongqing Airlines, Deer Air, Delta Air Lines, Dragonair, EgyptAir, El Al, Emirates Airline, Ethiopian Airlines, Etihad Airways, EVA Air, Finnair, Grand China Air, Hainan Airlines, Garuda Indonesia, Hong Kong Express Airways, Iran Air, Japan Airlines, KLM, Korean Air, Lufthansa, Malaysia Airlines, MIAT Mongolian Airlines, Pakistan International Airlines, Philippine Airlines, Qatar Airways, Rossiya, S7 Airlines, SAT Airlines, Scandinavian Airlines System, Shandong Airlines, Shanghai Airlines, Shenzhen Airlines, Singapore Airlines, Sichuan Airlines, SriLankan Airlines, TAAG Angola Airlines, Thai Airways International, Tianjin Airlines, Turkmenistan Airlines, Turkish Airlines, United Airlines, Ural Airlines, Uzbekistan Airways, Vietnam Airlines, Vladivostok Air and Xiamen Airlines.
Besides this, the airport also operates several cargo flights like Aeroflot-Cargo, AirBridgeCargo Airlines, Air China Cargo, Cargolux, FedEx Express, Korean Air Cargo, Air Koryo, Malaysia Airlines Kargo, SAS Cargo Group, Singapore Airlines Cargo and Volga-Dnepr. Between the three terminals continuous shuttle buses were being operated. To reach to the airport from the city centre is easy. Just drive along the airport Expressway and you will reach to the airport. After reaching there, you can park your car on any of the six levels in a multi-storey car park. You can even hire a car from the car rental booth which is situated in the airport terminal. For transportation you have three options to reach to your destination and they are rail, buses and taxis.
In the Arrivals lounge you will get tourist information counter. From there you can also book a room for accommodation which is in Arrivals hall. Facilities that are provided by this airport are banks, numerous bureaux de change, ATMs, telephones, post office, cafes, restaurants, shops, tax and duty-free shops, left luggage in departures and arrivals hall, medical centre and passenger changing room. In fact, facilities for disabled passengers are also available at the airport. The Beijing Airport Ground Service Corporation provides assistance to the disabled travellers. A business centre is also there at the airport for conferencing and business that offers internet access, fax and computer. Facilities for business services are fax, photocopying and computer which could be found in the VIP lounge. You can also hotels where conference and business facilities are available like Airport Garden Hotel and Capital Airport Hotel.
So just book a room at Airport Garden Hotel, Capital Airport Hotel, Jinglin Hotel Beijing, Sino-Swiss Hotel Beijing and Airport Lantian Mansion Hotel and enjoy the realm of city attractions. To visit this place you need a valid passport of minimum six months. Well, Beijing is vibrant with astonishing attractions like Forbidden City, Ming Tombs, Great Wall, Temple of Heaven, Sacred Way, Summer Palace, Tiananmen Square, Lama Temple, Beihai Park, Hutong and plenty of other attractions that has worth to visit. So whenever you get time just go for it.
