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Chapter 1
London City airport: by water
London City airport is loved for its numerous transport connections and now thanks to the new Royal Wharf Pier, designed by Nex Architects, a ferry service will soon be able to drop passengers within a short walk of the departure lounge.
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Chapter 2
Hong Kong’s Kai Tak
Birdy Chu is a Hong Kong-based photographer who spent time snapping the city’s old Kai Tak city airport in 1998. It was once known as one of the most difficult to fly in and out of.
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Chapter 3
The new Lisbon airport
Lisbon’s airport is one of the few in Europe that’s still located close to the heart of the city. But various governments have pushed for the Portuguese capital’s only landing strip to move elsewhere due to high costs and safety reasons.
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