When Daocheng Yading Airport opens in 2013, it will bring modern tourism to one of the most unspoiled parts of Asia
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Following the completion of a successful test flight on Friday, Chinese officials have announced that the world’s highest airport, Daocheng Yading Airport in southwest Sichuan, will open for operation in May 2013.
The test flight was conducted by Air China, the country's national carrier. The airline's Airbus A319 took off at 6 a.m. from Chengdu, the provincial capital of Sichuan, and arrived at Daocheng at 7:30 a.m.
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