Early Planning for New Airport Underway

(Beijing) – The preliminary planning for Beijing's second international airport is being done, the head of the National Development and Reform Commission's Basic Industries Department says.

The study still needs the approval of the State Council and no timetable has been set, Huang Min said on July 20.

It was necessary to build a new international airport in Beijing, Huang said. "We need a new one and plan to get the construction started as early as possible," he said.