At one million square meters, T3 in Beijing is the largest terminal in the world, but was much less costly to build than T5 in London.
Using the most recent exchange rates, T3 cost only $3.86 billion compared with $8.6 billion for London's T5.
Furthermore, T3 took less than four years to complete, whereas T5 took almost 20 years.
Image: Workers make their way pass the baggage conveyor belts at Beijing Terminal 3 | Photograph: Goh Chai Hin/AFP/Getty Images
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