Passengers will need only 45 minutes for domestic transfers and one hour for international transfers at Beijing's new airport in southern Daxing district, according to a plan published by the Beijing Capital International Airport Co.Ltd.

An updated action plan was unveiled by the Beijing government on Wednesday detailing development of the city's southern area over the next two years.

Beijing Daxing International Airport, the capital's new airport, is expected to boost the growth of China's civil aviation sector after it becomes operational in September next year.

Beijing's new airport is officially named Beijing Daxing International Airport and expected to open before Sept 30 next year, the Civil Aviation Association announced at a news conference on Friday.

Costumed performers were photographed during a Peking Opera staged in Beijing Economic-Technological Development Area (BDA), Aug 31.

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