Beijing Airport Sees Peak Traffic After Games

Members of different Olympic delegations walk to a frontier inspection counter at the Beijing Capital International Airport in Beijing, capital of China, on August 25, 2008. The airport saw a peak traffic volume on Monday as many Olympic delegations left the Chinese capital. A total of 32,596 passengers would leave Beijing throughout the day, doubling the usual figure.

Jamaica's Olympic gold medalist Usain Bolt is interviewed at the Beijing Capital International Airport in Beijing, capital of China, on August 25, 2008.

A foreign passenger checks in at a counter at the Beijing Capital International Airport in Beijing, capital of China, on August 25, 2008.

Passengers check in front of counters at the Beijing Capital International Airport in Beijing, capital of China, on August 25, 2008. The airport saw a peak traffic volume on Monday as many Olympic delegations left the Chinese capital.

(Xinhua News Agency August 26, 2008)

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