Airlines
Foreign Carriers Reluctant To Move to New Beijing Gateway
The decision to give airlines a choice of airports has led to complications for Chinese aviation authorities.

China’s decision to allow foreign airlines to decide for themselves whether or not to relocate from Beijing Capital International Airport to the new Daxing International Airport (BDIA) appears to have raised unforeseen complications, as most of the carriers have expressed a desire not to move due to the cost of equipment transfer. Meanwhile, staff must bear the extra cost of commuting to the new facility or look for new accommodation when the airline moves its operations, according to Lu Shen, an official at the Civil Aviation Administration of China (CAAC). Lu also noted that it takes massive planning well in advance of any move when an airline decides to relocate its operations from one airport to another.