Keep out: social media photographers told to stay away from Beijing’s new Daxing airport

The US$11bil airport flew 5,667 travellers out on the first day of ‘golden week’, but report says there were 85,000 visitors through the door that day. — SCMP

Police are telling camera-happy social media snappers to stay away from the newly opened Beijing Daxing International Airport because they are a safety risk to travellers, state broadcaster CCTV said on Oct 4.

The airport, which was officially opened by Chinese President Xi Jinping two weeks ago, has become a magnet for thousands of people wanting to take photos inside and outside the huge star-shaped building.