Beijing's new international airport terminal, which will open for trial operations on February 29, will be the largest and most advanced airport building in the world. The $3.5 billion project was designed by UK architects Foster & Partners and was completed in just four years.
Terminal 3 has a dragon-like form with a soaring aerodynamic roof and evokes traditional Chinese colors and symbols. It features a main passenger terminal, two satellite concourses, and five floors above ground and two underground. The total area of the complex is 1.3 million sq. meters, including the terminal building and the transportation centre.
T3 will be fully operational on March 26 and will be the gateway to the city as it welcomes athletes from around the world to the twenty-ninth Olympiad in 2008.
Thursday, February 28, 2008
World’s largest airport terminal to be inaugurated in Beijing
Monday, February 18, 2008
Virgin America expands to San Diego
Virgin America commenced service to San Diego, CA from its base of San Francisco International Airport on February 12. It is the sixth destination for the low-fare carrier, which aims to serve as many as ten major U.S. cities within its first year of operation.
Virgin America will initially operate three flights a day on the San Diego route, expanding to five daily flights on March 9. Introductory fares start at $39 one way in the Main Cabin and $149 one way in First Class.
Started in August 2007, Richard Branson’s U.S. airline flies to San Francisco, Los Angeles, Las Vegas, Washington D.C., and New York City. Virgin America said it will launch service to Seattle March 18.
Saturday, February 9, 2008
Princess hunts for ‘The Greatest Romantic’
Get your video camera ready! Princess Cruises is starting a nationwide video contest asking "Are You the Greatest Romantic?" The contest launches Valentine's Day on company's new Department of Romance at www.princess.com/romance, where all "romantics at heart" are invited to submit a video telling why they deserve this honor. It can be a poem, a song and dance, a crazy stunt, or a heartfelt story.
The videos will be narrowed down to five finalists determined by the line's Department of Romance experts. After a public vote, the winner will become an "ambassador of love" for the department for one full year, in addition to receiving a romantic cruise for two.
Founded in 1966, the company was made famous by "The Love Boat" TV series, in which two of its ships, the Island Princess and Pacific Princess were featured.
Locate ships and watch live pictures from Princess cruises webcams.
Monday, February 4, 2008
AirTran adds 5 new routes from Milwaukee
AirTran Airways is to launch seasonal flights from Milwaukee to five West Coast and East Coast destinations.
AirTran’s new routes from Milwaukee’s Mitchell International Airport (MKE) include:
-- Los Angeles International Airport,
-- Seattle/Tacoma International Airport,
-- San Francisco International Airport,
-- San Diego's Lindbergh Field Airport and
-- Boston’s Logan International Airport.
The flights to Los Angeles, Seattle and San Francisco will begin May 6, while services to San Diego and Boston will commence May 21.
With the new flights, the Orlando-based airline will offer up to 20 daily departures to 13 non-stop destinations from Milwaukee.
