An intelligent robot is ready to assist passengers at China Southern's self-service check-in counters at the DaxingInternational Airport.

China Southern Airlines, the largest operator at Beijing’s new DaxingInternational Airport, has launched its operation control center, the largest in Asia, to prepare for the airport’s grand opening.

Covering 3,400 square meters, the operational headquarters features 48 screens displaying information for each flight at the mega airport. Over 200 operators can track aircraft, create flight plans and send orders to airport support teams in real time.

The Guangzhou-based carrier, one of the major airlines based at the new airport, also launched its fast check-in and boarding procedures based on artificial intelligence and 5G network.

After downloading the airline’s mobile app, passengers can complete check-in, luggage check, security check and boarding procedures with their phones and by having their faces scanned, the carrier said.

An AI robot named Xiao Nan has also been unveiled to offer information on flights, traffic, airport buses and facilities inside the airport, along with other services.

The airline has installed 30 multilingual self-serve check-in machines and 78 self service luggage-check machines at the terminal building. By scanning a QR code on the carrier's mobile app, passengers can also track their luggage on their phone.

China Southern will account for over 40 percent of travelers at the airport upon its opening. It has built the largest airport hanger in Asia at the airport, which can serve two Airbus 380 super-jumbos simultaneously.

Its food preparation facility, also the largest of its kind in Asia, can cook up to 180,000 meals per day.

After the winter flight season, China Southern will operate 28 inbound and outbound flights from Daxing Airport.

The new airport, located near the junction of Beijing's Daxing District and Langfang in north Hebei Province, is expected to handle 45 million passengers annually by 2021 and 72 million by 2025, making it one of the busiest airports in the world.

Covering a land area of 47 square kilometers, the new airport will be double the size of the existing capital airport, which is currently the largest airport in China.

The operational headquarters of China Southern, said to be the largest in Asia, at the Daxing airport

A China Southern's VIP lounge at the terminal building of the Daxing airport

A China Southern's VIP lounge at the terminal building of the Daxing airport

China Southern's massive cargo transport center at the Daxing Airport