Beijing Capital International Airport
Beijing, China

In 2004, Beijing Capital International Airport partnered with Unisys in the development of its new Terminal 3. The terminal was designed to process the massive influx of passengers expected to arrive for the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games.

In just 30 months from contract to completion, the volume and complexity of traffic that the airport could handle was dramatically increased as a result of the airport's physical and IT infrastructure.

Ultimately, Beijing Capital International Airport was able to process more than 1,340 flights a day throughout the Olympics whilst improving the overall operational efficiency of the airport.

The development of Beijing Capital International Airport was driven by the looming deadline of the Olympics, but also needed to accommodate the forecast increase in air travel demand.

Beijing Capital International Airport estimates that it will handle 75 million passengers in 2010, which is a testament to T3's success.

The future of China's rapidly growing travel industry will continue to be characterised by passenger and cargo peaks driven by high-profile and large-scale events such as the 2010 World Expo in Shanghai. This demand has prompted a race for airports and airlines to secure their share of an emerging market of leisure and business air travellers.

Construction and expansion projects like Beijing Capital International Airport are occurring throughout China. The goal is to develop airports with the IT infrastructure and flexibility to rapidly meet changing demands in logistics, passenger services and other mission-critical applications.   
     
Daily planning for airports requires central airport databases that are capable of using mission-critical passenger and logistics solutions. These are required to generate flight schedules, display seat availability, manage flight inventory, record passenger bookings and handle passenger check ins and departures.