30-Oct-2013 2:14 PM
Shenzhen Airport's new T3 to open on 28-Nov-2013
China's Shenzhen Airport confirmed (29-Oct-2013) the airport's new terminal building (T3) will officially open to commercial operations on 29-Nov-2013, replacing the airport's existing terminals A and B as well as its existing international terminal. The airport will be temporarily closed between 22:00 on 27-Oct-2013 and 06:00 on 28-Nov-2013 as it transitions to the new terminal. The new facility will have capacity for 45 million passengers p/a, including 36 million domestic and nine million international passengers. During peak hours, the airport can handle 13,716 passengers per hour. [more - original PR - Chinese]