Test Flights Begin at Beijing's New Mega Airport

May 13, 2019
Chinese airlines conducted test flights on Monday at a new mega-airport in Beijing that is set to become one of the world's busiest after it opens later this year.

Chinese airlines conducted test flights on Monday at a new mega-airport in Beijing that is set to become one of the world's busiest after it opens later this year.

The tests at Daxing International Airport -- which will have eight runways -- involved four wide-body planes, including an Airbus A380 super-jumbo, according to the official Xinhua news agency. 

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Photos by Ingrid Barrentine & Joe Nicholson, Alaska Airlines