Daxing to get Beijing's 2nd airport

After seven years of deliberation over the preferred location, Beijing's second airport is set to come up at Daxing district in the city's south, Hong Kong-based Ta Kung Pao reported yesterday.

The newspaper quoted an unnamed source as saying that the National Development and Reform Commission, the civil aviation authority, and the governments of Beijing, Tianjin and Hebei have finally reached a consensus to build the second capital airport in Daxing district. Now the plan awaits the nod of the State Council, or the cabinet, the newspaper said.

Previously, Daxing district of Beijing, Wuqing of Tianjin, and Langfang of Hebei province competed with each other for the major project.