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  Zaha Hadid’s massive ‘starfish’ airport opens in Beijing

  

  theguardian.com

  Daxing international, said to be world’s largest single-building terminal, to handle 72m passengersChina has opened a vast, multibillion-dollar airport in the country’s capital, in the run-up to a major political anniversary.Less than five years after construction began, the 450bn yuan (£50bn) Daxing international airport was officially opened on Wednesday in a ceremony attended by the Chinese leader, Xi Jinping. Continue reading...

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  Hawaiian Airlines just added 4 new routes to the US mainland as demand for travel to the islands explodes during the pandemic — here's the full list (HA)

  

  businessinsider.com

  Summary List PlacementHawaiian Airlines is expanding its footprint on the US mainland with new routes across...

  Summary List PlacementHawaiian Airlines is expanding its footprint on the US mainland with new routes across the 48 contiguous states in 2021.  Four destinations will receive new non-stop service to Hawaiian cities, with three receiving their only direct links to the island state. California will see most of the expansion, but the East Coast will also get an additional link to the islands. Only...

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  'We were a laughing stock': Berlin airport finally finished as Covid bites

  

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  Berlin-Brandenburg Willy Brandt Airport, €4bn over budget and nine years late, now has virus to contend...

  Berlin-Brandenburg Willy Brandt Airport, €4bn over budget and nine years late, now has virus to contend withAlmost three decades after the plans were first mooted, over nine years behind schedule and more than €4bn (£3.6bn) over budget, Berlin’s new international airport is finally ready to open its doors.But the already tortuous birth of Berlin-Brandenburg Willy Brandt Airport (BER) expected to open on 31 October,...

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  Lush gardens. A waterfall. An airport built to awe in Singapore is quieted by COVID-19

  

  latimes.com

  Coronavirus health and safety requirements could change the appeal of an airport that even locals visited...

  Coronavirus health and safety requirements could change the appeal of an airport that even locals visited on their days off. The pressure is felt across Asia, which had been the site of an airport expansion boom prior to the pandemic.

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