Etihad Airways has launched flights from Abu Dhabi to Beijing Daxing International Airport, marking its shift from Beijing Capital International Airport to Beijing’s biggest hub. The airline’s first flight to the new airport was operated on a Boeing 787 Dreamliner, on 31 March 2021. The move follows the airline’s resumption of flights from Abu Dhabi to Beijing in June 2020, following the lifting of Covid-19 lockdowns. Beijing Daxing International Airport, designed by the late Zaha Hadid, is located 46km south of Beijing city centre, with aims to handle 100 million passengers and four million tonnes of cargo annually.