|
It is expected to receive more than 300,000 passengers during the Olympics
period, the spokesman said.
Construction on the new terminal and other expansion projects was started on
Aug. 8, 2005 and completed on Dec. 25 last year, with a total investment of
nearly 3 billion yuan
(428.7 million U.S. dollars), he said.
Through the expansion work, 40,000 square meters of warehouse, 290,000 square
meters of parking apron, and 62,000 square meters of car parks were also built.
Meanwhile, the runway was lengthened from 3,200 meters to 3,600 meters, which
can meet accommodate Boeing B747-400s and Airbus A380s.
The old terminal, which has been in operation for 18 years, will be used to
handle cargo in the future.
The Tianjin airport is a major alternate airport for Beijing Capital
International Airport during the Olympics. It handled 1.15 million passengers
and 33,000 tonnes of cargo in the first three months this year, up 40 percent
and 24.6 percent year-on-year, respectively.
Tianjin, about 120 km southeast of Beijing, is the venue for football
preliminaries for the 29th Olympics.
AUTHOR： | 
