Categoría: Ampliaciones de aeropuertos

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Canada: Victoria International Airport Announces Terminal Expansion Plans

Victoria Airport Authority (VAA) is undertaking an investment $19.4 million dollars over the next 20 months to expand the lower passenger departure lounge.

The project includes doubling the size of the existing lower passenger departure lounge, providing dedicated aircraft gates and covered walkways, new washrooms and additional food & beverage and retail.

Victoria International Airport (YYJ) saw another record year in 2017 with 1,934,832 passengers, up 4.2% over 2016.  In response to this strong passenger growth and the use of larger aircraft in existing markets, construction of a 1765 m2 addition to the lower passenger departure lounge is set to begin.

“The upsizing of aircraft from 30-50 seat Dash-8’s to 76-80 seat Q400’s combined with passenger growth has driven the need to expand our lower passenger departures lounge.  This is part of a multi-phase terminal and apron expansion plan.  The need to improve safety on the main aircraft apron and create efficiencies for passengers entering and exiting the passenger departure lounge, resulted in the airport recently completing an apron expansion that now accommodates the physical space required to expand the glass departure building north and eliminate the existing covered walkway. These improvements will not only improve overall safety and operations but will also enhance the airport experience for our customers by providing additional seating, new accessibility considerations and enhanced concessions.

The Offices of McFarlane Biggar (OMB) Architects in Vancouver was selected to lead the design team and Victoria based Durwest Construction Management (DCM) will manage the project.

About Victoria International Airport

Victoria International Airport (Airport Code: YYJ) is the 10th busiest airport in Canada with over 1.93 million passengers per year.  Victoria is well served with more than 100 daily flights throughout North America.  YYJ was rated among one of the top ten most-loved airports in the world by CNN Travel and was twice named ‘Best Regional Airport in North America’ by Airports Council Internationa

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Ghana: Kokota Airport Terminal 3 to be operational from september 15

The Managing Director of the Ghana Airports Company Limited, Mr John Dekyem Attafuah has announced that the newly constructed Terminal 3 of the Kotoka International Airport will become fully operational on September 15 ahead of its official inauguration by President Akufo-Addo on October 2.

“Last Monday we started live flights from this airport, we had four flights on Monday, four airlines used here but for Emirates, for example, they came in went to Abidjan and came back in. So that’s what we have and today We have had our first arrivals to this terminal and so far all our systems have worked as we had expected and we are very confident that come the 15th of September, we should not have any problems and challenges,” Mr Attafuah added.

He further disclosed that Terminal 2 will now be used for domestic flights.

Minister’s assessment of Terminal 3

Mr Adda in his assessment after the tour described Terminal 3 as a ‘top class’ facility comparable to the best terminals in airports across the world.

The Minister also charged all staff of the GACL and users of the terminal to ensure that the maintenance manuals of the facility were adhered to.

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Yantai International Airport: new Terminal 2

A consortium led by the China Southwest Architectural Design and Research Institute has won the planning and design contract for Phase II expansion of Yantai Penglai International Airport in Shandong Province.

The consortium includes the Shanghai Civil Aviation New Era Airport Design and Research Institute and Hong-Kong-based Aedas Group.

Yantai Penglai, which serves Yantai city in Shandong province, processed 6.5 million passengers in 2017 through its 80,000 m2 terminal, which was designed to serve up to eight million passengers per year. Phase II expansion includes a second runway and a new 180,000 m2 Terminal 2 (T2) to serve up to 23 million passengers per year (2030). Scheduled to open in 2021, the new  building will be located south of existing Terminal 1.

And with a planned expansion to over 200,000 square metres, its capacity will rise to 34 million passengers per annum by 2040.

Source: Jane’s Airport 360

 

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Ghana: commissions construction of phase2 of Kumasi International Airport

President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has commissioned the construction of the second phase of the Kumasi International Airport project.

Present to grace the occasion was the Asantehene, Otumfuo Osei Tutu II and other government officials.The 1,981 m runway will be extended to 2,320 m runway and taxi link as well as the construction of a new ultra-modern terminal building with a capacity of 1,000 people.

Similarly, there will be an additional construction of two new apron parking stands of 17,500 m2 comprising of a car park, access road, security fence, substation and provision of bulk utility services.

The US $78.2m project is expected to be completed within the period of 24 months. The project contract has been awarded to Messrs Contracta Construction, UK Limited and expected to create 1, 200 direct and indirect jobs in the country.

Yesterday it was known that the airport will change its name to Kumasi Kofi Annan – Kwabena Agyepong Airport.

Source: Ghana Crusader