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Friday, December 21, 2007

Beijing Capital International Airport

Location: Beijing Capital International Airport is situated in the Shunyi District of the city, about 25 km (about 15.5 miles) northeast of Tiananmen Square, and is China's busiest and most important international airport.

Brief Intro: Beijing Capital International Airport was opened to public in 1958. With the development of civil aviation and the subsequent increase in passenger traffic, the airport has twice been extended, firstly in 1980 and then in 1999. Nowadays it has a 4E standard flight area, at present there are two terminals and a third is under construction. The high standard of services and facilities has attracted 66 airlines to operate here. Currently, the airport has flight connections to some 88 domestic and 69 foreign cities.

Facilities:

No. 1 Terminal Building

A Passengers' Changing Room is located on the first floor of the Terminal Building, on the west of the Baggage Reclaim Hall.

Business Center: This offers facsimile facilities, photo-copying, printing, mobile phone re-charging, on-line connection via PC as well as for personal laptop computers. Situated on the second floor at the eastern end of the hall, the opening hours are from 08.30 to 20:00. (Note: we suggest you make prior inquiries should you require document binding or wish to purchase an IC phone card. As these are not available at all centers)

Rest Room:
VIP 'red carpet' Rest Room: is located in the public region of the hall.
Rest Room for Mother and Infant: situated in the northern part of No. 25 Boarding Gate of the Domestic Limited Area.
Time Rest Room: Use of this facility is be charged by time. You can dial the phone number through 010 - 64598932 (domestic) or 010 - 64598943 (international) to communicate with the staff directly.
In addition, there is the Gotone Club of China Mobile and the Honorable Guest Room of China Unicom of Airport that offer rest rooms for their customers in the airport.

Smoking Room: there are two smoking rooms in the lounge building. They are situated respectively in the sides of the Boarding Gate of east and the west lounge areas for later flights.

Public Phone: the airport offers common IC phone and phone card sales on the first floor of the arrival hall and the second floor of the departures hall and also near the Boarding Gate in the lounge hall.

Water Fountain: water dispensers are placed at various locations in the lounge providing drinking water: These are both pure water with disposable paper cups and automatic machines dispensing cold and hot water.

Clinic: situated on the first floor at the western end of the hall, it provides a 24-hour service for visiting patients in the terminal building, first aid, receiving and sending by ambulance, transmitting patients, etc. It offers for sale all kinds of first-aid and common use medicines from 07:00 to 21:00 daily. Passengers can dial 010 - 64591919 for first aid.

No. 2 Terminal Building

Passengers' Changing Room: situated in the Baggage reclaim Hall. One is located to the east of No. 14 carousel of Domestic Baggage Reclaim area and the other is near the No. 4 carousel of International Baggage Reclaim area.

Business Centers: These are situated opposite Gate 14 on the second floor of the Departure Hall, beside Gate 34 of the Domestic Departure Lounge and between the Boarding Gates 10 and 11 in the International Departure Lounge. These provide facilities during the same hours as described above in relation to the Terminal One building. (Note: we suggest you make prior inquiries should you require document binding or wish to purchase an IC phone card. As these are not available at all centers)

Rest Room: Rest rooms as described above for Terminal One are available in this building and are clearly signed.

Smoking Room: Six smoking rooms are provided in this lounge building. These can be found adjacent to Gate 7 on the first floor and International Boarding Gates 14, 28 and 36.

Public Phone: this lounge provides two kinds of public phones which are the common IC phone and web phone of 'mianmaintong'.

Water Fountain: There are three kinds of water supply provided in this lounge: forty sets of common pure water dispensers with disposable paper cups, twelve automatic watering machines offer cold, hot and chilled water, eight sets of automatic electronic heater, which will ensure your healthy drinking.

Clinic: located to the opposite of the No. 12 of the Leaving Hall at the second floor, it provides for visiting patients in the terminal building, first aid, receiving and sending by ambulance and transmitting patients, etc. from daily 06:30 to 22:00. Also all kinds of first-aid medicines and common use medicines are offered for sale.

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