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Improvements are coming to Ronald Reagan National Airport as construction begins on the 3-year, $1 billion, multi-phase expansion project simply titled “Project Journey.” The plans include a new concourse with 14 new gates, 28 new security lanes and will ultimately provide passengers with greater connectivity, more shopping and dining choices as well as an improved post-security environment.
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This December, the Juan Santamaria Airport will inaugurate a new four level building of six thousand square meters that will add four new boarding gates, a VIP room and an area for pets.
With this new addition, Costa Rica’s main airport will be able to handle 600 more passengers per hour. This new building is part of the works of project La Candela which will be completed by mid-2019 and which contemplates works with a total value of US$39.5 million.
“The works of La Candela project will have effects that will make a more efficient airport with faster take offs and as many as 12 additional airplane take offs per hour. This means, for example, that the waiting times in peak hours will be more agile and the airlines that operate the airport will be better served” explained Rafael Mencía, Executive Director of AERIS.
The investment in the building itself, called Block V represent US$20 million and will be concluded in December this year. Parallel to the development of Block V the air terminal will extend to the West in a space of four levels at basement level, arrivals, exits and mezzanine, project valued in US$17 million and will involve 16 additional positions for passenger check-in or luggage drop off, 15 kiosks for self-check-in and additional carrousel for luggage pick up, expansion of the customs area and additional office space for the airlines.
Source: The Costa Rica Star
Uganda’s Entebbe International Airport has recorded an increase of international and transit passengers, with the figure expected to grow further, according to authorities.
Civil Aviation Authority (CAA), the country’s air transport regulator, said in a statement on Tuesday that while the airport recorded close to 1.1 million international and transit passengers during the period January to August 2017, it has so far recorded about 1.2 million international and transit passengers from January to August 2018, representing an increment of over 120,000 passengers so far.
«The figures are likely to increase even more by the end of the year considering that the last quarter of the year (October to December) is usually busier in terms of air travel,» the CAA statement said.
The increase in the number of passengers is attributed to the country’s recent conclusion of new bilateral air service agreements with different countries such as Saudi Arabia, Israel, Switzerland and Canada.
«Some of Canada’s airlines are already having code-share agreements with international operators to Uganda. Air Tanzania recently resumed operations to Uganda and discussions are ongoing with several potential air operators to Entebbe including one who plans flights to the United Kingdom,» the statement said.
Several air operators such as Emirates, Qatar and Rwandair recently changed aircraft to Entebbe from smaller to bigger ones. Other airlines also increased flights between Entebbe and other international destinations.
A total of 1.6 million international and transit passengers were recorded in 2017 and the air transport regulator is hopeful the number will be surpassed by end of 2018.
«All these developments, including increase in frequencies by air operators and change of aircraft type from smaller to bigger types, show the growth in Uganda’s air transport industry,» the statement said.
Uganda with financing from China is upgrading Entebbe International Airport to handle more traffic and cargo. The expansion includes an extension of the passenger terminal, construction of a new cargo center and refurbishment of the airport’s two runways.
Source: Xinhuanet Africa
The government is considering the expansion of Hanoi’s Noi Bai International Airport to handle 80-100 million passengers a year by 2050.
Deputy Prime Minister Trinh Dinh Dung has just instructed the Ministry of Transport to review the airport expansion plan drafted years ago.
Noi Bai is one of Vietnam’s most important airports and an international gateway to the north, but is overloaded, he said. The airport has a capacity of 25 million passengers and last year served 23 million.
He told the ministry to work with consultancies to finalize plans for the development of the airport until 2030 with a vision to 2050.
It should also collaborate with city authorities to come up with a plan for land acquisition and resettlement of people, he added.
The plan sought to increase the airport’s capacity to 50 million by 2030 and 80-100 million by 2050.
It was estimated to totally cost $5.5 billion, $3.5 billion for construction and $2 billion for land acquisition and resettlement of affected people.
The funding for the review of any changes to the plan will come from non-refundable official development assistance from France.
The transport ministry last month ordered repairs to the airport to fix cracks in the runway and material falling off between concrete slabs.
In August airport operator Airports Corporation of Vietnam said it plans to upgrade 16 of the 21 civilian airports in the country, including Noi Bai and Tan Son Nhat in HCMC.
It estimated a price tag of VND56.7 trillion ($2.4 billion).
Vietnam’s aviation industry has experienced rapid development in recent years.
There were more than 9.4 million air passengers in the first nine months of this year, a 17.4 percent rise year-on-year, according to the General Statistics Office.
Source: VN Express International