Dalian is building a new airport that will be 2.7 times bigger than the existing one and have capacity for 43 million passengers a year. Photo: AFP Dalian is building a new airport that will be 2.7 times bigger than the existing one and have capacity for 43 million passengers a year. Photo: AFP
Dalian is building a new airport that will be 2.7 times bigger than the existing one and have capacity for 43 million passengers a year. Photo: AFP
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China’s Dalian set for world’s largest offshore airport as Beijing tries to revive moribund northeast

  • Dalian city in China’s northeast rust belt is building a new 21 sq km (8.1 square miles) airport on reclaimed land off the coast, nearly double the size of Hong Kong’s
  • Despite the devastating impact the coronavirus pandemic has had on the global travel industry, China plans to add more than 30 airports nationwide by 2025

Topic |   Aviation
Amanda Lee
Amanda Lee in Beijing

Updated: 9:15pm, 30 Apr, 2021

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Dalian is building a new airport that will be 2.7 times bigger than the existing one and have capacity for 43 million passengers a year. Photo: AFP Dalian is building a new airport that will be 2.7 times bigger than the existing one and have capacity for 43 million passengers a year. Photo: AFP
Dalian is building a new airport that will be 2.7 times bigger than the existing one and have capacity for 43 million passengers a year. Photo: AFP
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