BEIJING, Dec. 25 (Xinhua) -- The expansion project of the Beijing Capital International Airport (BCIA) passed a final inspection by the Civil Aviation Administration of China (CAAC) on Tuesday, marking the successful end of the work that started three years and nine months ago.

By Calum MacLeod, USA TODAY
BEIJING — The McDonald's outlets may look and smell familiar to Olympics visitors passing through Beijing airport next August. But almost everything else will have been supersized.
Beijing Capital International Airport officials on Wednesday offered the news media an early look at its sprawling Terminal 3. When it opens on a limited basis in February, the graceful blend of glass and steel will be among the world's largest airport terminals.