Cathay Pacific moves at Bejing

Cathay Pacific Airways moves its operations to the new Terminal 3 at Beijing Capital International Airport on 26 March and will offer improved passenger facilities. These will include a new lounge for First and Business Class customers - of both Cathay and its partner airline Dragonair – plus Silver members or above of its Marco Polo Club frequent flyer programme.

Passengers will have access to a greater number of check-in counters at the new terminal – but as it will take longer for travellers to walk from check-in to boarding gates due to the sheer size of T3, the counters will close 60mins before departure instead of the usual 40mins.

“The new Terminal 3 is a state-of-the-art facility on a par with the best terminals in the world,” said Cathay Pacific director service delivery, Quince Chong. “The move will also bring us closer to our sister airline Dragonair and the other carriers in the oneworld alliance that fly into Beijing.”

The move is taking place in two stages – a number of airlines, including some oneworld carriers, relocated on 29 February, and the rest all move at the end of the month.