Beijing Daxing airport opens more international routes for summer peak

Beijing Daxing International Airport plans to open and resume 15 international routes during the summer to meet the rising demand for the summer travel peak.　 　

The airport will add or resume nine international routes this month, including to and from Nagoya of Japan, Jeju of South Korea and Bangkok of Thailand. 　

At the moment, about 8,000 international daily trips are handled at the airport. 　

"The airport expects to handle 10,000 international trips on the peak day," said Li Ziwei, manager of the airport's aviation department. 　

A total of 20 airlines operate international flights at the airport. Over the season, the airport is expected to break its own record by handling 55,400 domestic and international flights with 7.9 million passenger trips.