British Airways Launches First International Flight to Beijing’s Daxing International Airport
byDaine泰勒/
英国航空公司(British Airways)首次飞往北京的达辛国际机场,这是自上个月正式开放以来首位使用该机场的国际航空公司。
Daxing has claimed the title of the world’s largest airport, as well as one of the most technologically advanced. Passengers traveling through Daxing are set to experience a range of innovations as they traverse the new terminal building, including facial recognition and self-service biometrics at security, self-service check-in kiosks and baggage drop machines, a paperless journey from check-in to boarding, and real-time baggage tracking.
In addition to enhancing the customer experience, Daxing also boasts some impressive sustainability-focused innovations. The terminal building features numerous improvements aimed at maximizing the use of natural light and limiting energy consumption.
该设施由光伏太阳能电池板提供动力,并具有集中式加热系统,并由地面源热泵支撑着废热恢复。它还具有与附近的湿地,湖泊和溪流相关的最先进的雨水收集和水管理系统,以防止洪水泛滥,并应对夏季对当地微气候的影响。
“British Airways is hugely proud to be the first international airline to fly into Beijing Daxing,” said Noella Ferns, British Airways’ executive vice president in Greater China and the Philippines. “This stunning and innovative new airport and the world-class customer experience it provides will play an important part in our strategy to increase travel between China, the UK and beyond.”
The airport is expecting to reach a capacity of 45 million passengers by 2022, increasing to 72 million by 2025. And while British Airways may have been the first airline to utilize the new facility, many more are expected to follow suit. Other international carriers —including Royal Brunei Airlines, Himalaya Airlines, Lot Polish, and Finnair — are all scheduled to operate flights into the airport in the near future, with more expected by 2020.