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Beijing opens Olympic control centre

Right: Huang Dengke, head of the Northeast China branch of the Civil Aviation Administration of China and boss of the new administration

A special command headquarters has opened to take control of operations at Beijing Capital International Airport, in a bid to ensure a safe and smooth Olympics.

Speaking at the launch ceremony, Huang Dengke, head of the Northeast China branch of the Civil Aviation Administration of China and boss of the new administration, says the airport has now entered its “Olympic Games phase”.

Under the new structure, the functions of seven former airport departments will be handled from three centers: operation control, information management and coordination, says He Yan, secretary-general of the Beijing Capital International Airport Venue Team for the Beijing Olympic Organising Committee (BOCOG).

Huang says the headquarters will work closely with BOCOG and various Chinese government departments to ensure the smooth handling of incidents and emergencies.

These might include heavy rain and thunderstorms that could disrupt flights and leave passengers stranded. In the event of severe weather, flights will be rerouted to alternative airports such as Taiyuan in Shanxi province and Hohhot in the Inner Mongolia autonomous region.

Over the next week, tests will begin at the newly completed T3D section of Beijing Capital’s Terminal 3, which will receive Olympic charter flights, he says. The airport has so far confirmed more than 60 charter flights will arrive from 25 July, and “the number will increase as the Games approach”, he says. A special parking lot has also been opened near Terminal 3 to ensure Olympic officials, athletes and journalists can leave the airport swiftly, he says.

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