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AOT delays construction of Suvarnabhumi airport’s Terminal 2

Airports of Thailand (AOT) President Nitinai Sirismatthakarn says the latest AOT board meeting has decided to postpone the construction of Terminal 2 at Suvarnabhumi airport to allow more time for relevant studies to be finished.

The project of the country’s largest airport and major international air travel hub originally called for the construction of a third runway, the west-wing expansion of the existing passenger terminal and the construction of a second terminal.

The construction of Terminal 2 will be put on hold until decisions have been made by related agencies, including the ICAO and the Office of the Attorney General.

AOT’s board members have approved a short-term measure to boost Thailand’s aviation and tourism markets, by offering airlines which currently operate no international flights during 02:00-06:59 a.m., or airlines currently operating international services at Suvarnabhumi and Phuket airports to open new flights to or from both airports during such hours.

Participating airlines will receive a 50% discount for the landing fee and 200 baht in subsidy per passenger from 1 December 2018 until 31 March 2019.

Source: Pattaya Mail

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Athens International Airport expansion project to meet the rising traffic

Cranes have reappeared in Athens International Airport, more than 20 years after its construction, Nikos Karagiannis notes in a recent report at ypodomes.com

This is the first sample of the investments that will be implemented in the future in order to meet the rising passenger traffic.

The so-called «small-scale» extension of «El. Venizelos» Terminal, the first since 1995, when the concession contract was first signed, commenced in August and construction works regarding the additional building are now in full swing. The completion of the first phase, which requires the operation of the new passport control points is set for May 2019, according to the schedule.

Its final form, that will include shops, will be revealed in May 2020. The contractor of the projects is AKTOR SA. The expansiion had an initial budget of 31m euros (VAT incl., excl. VAT: 25m euros) but the contract was closed at 18m euros (excl. VAT).

The contract includes the southwest extension of the existing Terminal, with new premises covering an area of 14,950 sq.m. The schedule is tight due to the advancing rise in passenger traffic (that reached 21.7m passengers in 2017) and the implementation of new EU security regulations according to which ID cross-checks must be carried out for all European citizens traveling to/from non-Schengen countries.

In terms of architecture and appearance, the new building will follow the style of the existing complex while it will provide more space for the development of retail stores, with several firms being interested due to the airport’s upward trend.

Source: Tornos News

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Novosibirsk Tolmachevo Airport: New terminal design underway, private investor funded

On 11 October a tender to select the general contractor to perform reconstruction design for the international and domestic airlines passenger terminal of Tolmachevo airport was completed. The contract was awarded to Spectrum Group of Companies (Moscow). On 22 October the contract was signed between JSC Airport Tolmachevo and the company (LLC Spectrum Holding).

It should be reminded that the tender to select a contractor to perform a package of design works for «Reconstruction of the International and Domestic Airlines Passenger Terminal of NOVOSIBIRSK International Airport (Tolmachevo)» was launched on 7 September. It is planned to implement the reconstruction project by 2025 in two stages with the completion of the first, main stage in 2022. 11.5 billion rubles will be allocated from extra-budgetary sources for the design and construction of the passenger terminal until 2022. By 2022 the airport expects to increase passenger traffic to 10 million people a year.

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The general contractor is to plan all the reconstruction stages and submit project documentation with positive conclusion of state expertise by 30 October, 2019. Spectrum Group of Companies will also provide three variants of design projects for the terminal facade to the customer. It is planned to complete procurement procedures to select the general contractor for construction by the end of 2019.

The approximate total area of the passenger terminal after the implementation of two stages should be more than 100 thousand square meters.

Source: Novosibirsk Tolmachevo Airport News

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SSP to enter South America with two new contracts in Brazil

SSP, a leading operator of food and beverage outlets in travel locations worldwide, has announced it will be entering the South American travel market for the first time after securing contracts worth circa £70 million over nine years with two of Brazil’s main international airports.

A joint venture partnership between SSP and Duty Free Americas (DFA) will see a mix of international brands launched at Sao Paulo (GRU Airport – Aeroporto Internacional de Sao Paulo), the largest airport in South America, and Rio de Janeiro (RIOgaleao – Tom Jobim International Airport), which welcome circa 40 million and 16 million passengers a year, respectively.

The brands in the line-up include coffee shop Ritazza, contemporary restaurant Factory Bar & Kitchen, bakery brand Upper Crust, Jamie’s Deli from leading celebrity chef Jamie Oliver, Italian brand Barzetti, Mexican-themed concept Mi Casa Burritos, hot dog brand Monty’s Dogs & Cones, sports bar O’Learys and healthy eating brand Camden food co. The outlets will launch in Spring next year.

DFA is one of the leading travel retailers operating in North and South America, with 236 stores in 13 countries offering an extensive range of cosmetics, tobacco, jewellery, wines, spirits and luxury goods.

Source: Travel Daily News