Comments on: Beijing Airport’s New Monster Terminal Opens in Record Time. China Then Snubs the Designers http://www.dvorak.org/blog/2008/02/29/beijing-airports-new-monster-terminal-opens-in-record-time-china-then-snubs-the-designers/ General interest observations and true web-log. Mon, 13 Feb 2012 05:43:37 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: philjie http://www.dvorak.org/blog/2008/02/29/beijing-airports-new-monster-terminal-opens-in-record-time-china-then-snubs-the-designers/comment-page-1/#comment-1128005 philjie Thu, 08 May 2008 13:16:20 +0000 http://www.dvorak.org/blog/?p=16376#comment-1128005 The T3 terminal is beautiful, luxurious even, and there is a fast shuttle to bring you to the gates. The whole security process is expedited in a very efficient manner, and the Chinese police is courteous. The T3 terminal is beautiful, luxurious even, and there is a fast shuttle to bring you to the gates. The whole security process is expedited in a very efficient manner, and the Chinese police is courteous.

]]> By: beijing 2008 http://www.dvorak.org/blog/2008/02/29/beijing-airports-new-monster-terminal-opens-in-record-time-china-then-snubs-the-designers/comment-page-1/#comment-1040367 beijing 2008 Tue, 18 Mar 2008 14:24:08 +0000 http://www.dvorak.org/blog/?p=16376#comment-1040367 Beijing is a nice city! Beijing is a nice city!

]]> By: Nathan in Beijing http://www.dvorak.org/blog/2008/02/29/beijing-airports-new-monster-terminal-opens-in-record-time-china-then-snubs-the-designers/comment-page-1/#comment-1037026 Nathan in Beijing Sat, 15 Mar 2008 06:49:01 +0000 http://www.dvorak.org/blog/?p=16376#comment-1037026 Plans are being drawn up now for a new airport south of Beijing that will be needed in about 10 years ;) Plans are being drawn up now for a new airport south of Beijing that will be needed in about 10 years ;)

]]> By: ron efron http://www.dvorak.org/blog/2008/02/29/beijing-airports-new-monster-terminal-opens-in-record-time-china-then-snubs-the-designers/comment-page-1/#comment-1023692 ron efron Mon, 03 Mar 2008 23:29:41 +0000 http://www.dvorak.org/blog/?p=16376#comment-1023692 There is a fast speed train linking the three main buildings of the terminal 3. John -- the old air port (T1) was not torn down. It was renovated and is still in operations. It mainly only serves one air line (Southern Air). Ron from Beijing There is a fast speed train linking the three main buildings of the terminal 3.

John — the old air port (T1) was not torn down. It was renovated and is still in operations. It mainly only serves one air line (Southern Air).

Ron from Beijing

]]> By: chuck http://www.dvorak.org/blog/2008/02/29/beijing-airports-new-monster-terminal-opens-in-record-time-china-then-snubs-the-designers/comment-page-1/#comment-1020612 chuck Sun, 02 Mar 2008 06:23:16 +0000 http://www.dvorak.org/blog/?p=16376#comment-1020612 Didn't anybody tell the architect: the planes land outside - no need for indoor parking!! Didn’t anybody tell the architect: the planes land outside – no need for indoor parking!!

]]> By: Chan_Ko http://www.dvorak.org/blog/2008/02/29/beijing-airports-new-monster-terminal-opens-in-record-time-china-then-snubs-the-designers/comment-page-1/#comment-1020487 Chan_Ko Sun, 02 Mar 2008 04:26:45 +0000 http://www.dvorak.org/blog/?p=16376#comment-1020487 We built your railways a hundred years ago We built your railways a hundred years ago

]]> By: Chan_Ko http://www.dvorak.org/blog/2008/02/29/beijing-airports-new-monster-terminal-opens-in-record-time-china-then-snubs-the-designers/comment-page-1/#comment-1020484 Chan_Ko Sun, 02 Mar 2008 04:25:06 +0000 http://www.dvorak.org/blog/?p=16376#comment-1020484 We built your railways. We built your railways.

]]> By: Big Jim http://www.dvorak.org/blog/2008/02/29/beijing-airports-new-monster-terminal-opens-in-record-time-china-then-snubs-the-designers/comment-page-1/#comment-1020268 Big Jim Sun, 02 Mar 2008 01:44:34 +0000 http://www.dvorak.org/blog/?p=16376#comment-1020268 And all pilots speak English. And all pilots speak English.

]]> By: OmegaMan http://www.dvorak.org/blog/2008/02/29/beijing-airports-new-monster-terminal-opens-in-record-time-china-then-snubs-the-designers/comment-page-1/#comment-1020123 OmegaMan Sat, 01 Mar 2008 23:26:47 +0000 http://www.dvorak.org/blog/?p=16376#comment-1020123 #4 And all the planes that fly in are American, European or Russian. #4 And all the planes that fly in are American, European or Russian.

]]> By: Rick Cain http://www.dvorak.org/blog/2008/02/29/beijing-airports-new-monster-terminal-opens-in-record-time-china-then-snubs-the-designers/comment-page-1/#comment-1020074 Rick Cain Sat, 01 Mar 2008 22:47:02 +0000 http://www.dvorak.org/blog/?p=16376#comment-1020074 The Chinese don't want to attribute any of their "achivements" to foreigners, kind of like the quiet fact that their Shanghai Maglev Train is made by Germany. The Chinese don’t want to attribute any of their “achivements” to foreigners, kind of like the quiet fact that their Shanghai Maglev Train is made by Germany.

]]> By: hhopper http://www.dvorak.org/blog/2008/02/29/beijing-airports-new-monster-terminal-opens-in-record-time-china-then-snubs-the-designers/comment-page-1/#comment-1019948 hhopper Sat, 01 Mar 2008 20:02:58 +0000 http://www.dvorak.org/blog/?p=16376#comment-1019948 <blockquote>I hope they have moving sidewalks that go at 20 mph!</blockquote> At that rate it would take six minutes to get from one end of the airport to the other.

I hope they have moving sidewalks that go at 20 mph!

At that rate it would take six minutes to get from one end of the airport to the other.

]]> By: OmegaMan http://www.dvorak.org/blog/2008/02/29/beijing-airports-new-monster-terminal-opens-in-record-time-china-then-snubs-the-designers/comment-page-1/#comment-1019890 OmegaMan Sat, 01 Mar 2008 18:30:10 +0000 http://www.dvorak.org/blog/?p=16376#comment-1019890 <i>Those week minded fools...they fell for the old Jedi DIA baggage sorting mind trick</i>. Bwhahahaha I wonder if it runs on OS2 like DIA did. bwhahahaha Those week minded fools…they fell for the old Jedi DIA baggage sorting mind trick. Bwhahahaha I wonder if it runs on OS2 like DIA did. bwhahahaha

]]> By: kanjy http://www.dvorak.org/blog/2008/02/29/beijing-airports-new-monster-terminal-opens-in-record-time-china-then-snubs-the-designers/comment-page-1/#comment-1019392 kanjy Sat, 01 Mar 2008 06:51:32 +0000 http://www.dvorak.org/blog/?p=16376#comment-1019392 Two miles long?!? I don't think people realize how long it takes to walk that far! I hope they have moving sidewalks that go at 20 mph! Two miles long?!? I don’t think people realize how long it takes to walk that far! I hope they have moving sidewalks that go at 20 mph!

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