Beijing project will affect 200 daily flights, with some passengers diverted to Tianjin.

 

Beijing Capital International Airport, the busiest aviation hub in China, will soon renovate its oldest runway, a task that will affect about 200 flights daily, the airport operator announced on its micro blog.

 

The airport's central runway will undergo a complete renovation from May 23 to 28, the statement said. The last overhaul was in 1996.

 

During the project, the airport will use just two runways, the company said, adding that it has urged airlines to reduce or adjust flights to Beijing. The city has two airports that serve commercial aviation Beijing Capital and Beijing Nanyuan International Airport.

 

Flights operated by 11 domestic airlines, including Air China and China Southern Airlines, will be affected by the weeklong project. Some flights will be diverted to Tianjin Binhai International Airport and Shijiazhuang Zhengding International Airport during the period, the statement said.

 

The company said it will ask air traffic control authorities to give priority to flights that must use the airport during the project.

 

"The 3,000-meter central runway was put into use in 1958, when the airport began operating," said Zheng Jia'nan, a publicity officer at the Beijing airport. "The previous comprehensive repair took place in 1996, so the past 19 years of heavy use have taken their toll, including some serious safety hazards for flights."

 

He added that the Tianjin airport will reimburse passengers bound for Beijing for the cost of rail travel between the cities. 

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