Laos airport can now handle 820% more foreign travelers

The international terminal of the airport serving the Laotian capital of Vientiane can now accommodate as many as 2.3 million foreign travelers a year, roughly nine times the original terminal’s capacity.

Japanese construction company Hazama Ando, which managed the expansion project at Wattay International Airport, officially passed the terminal over to the Lao Airports Authority on Thursday.

Also on Thursday, Japanese aviation services provider Jalux and trading house Toyota Tsusho agreed to a 10-year extension of their management of the international terminal in a joint venture with local concerns.

Laos is keen to become a travel destination and the expanded terminal will play a key role.

The government of Laos expects the number of people arriving in the country on international flights to reach 1.51 million in 2023.

The expansion project doubled the size of the international terminal to 25,000 sq. meters.

Source: Nikkei Asian Review

Indonesia: Construction of Kulonprogo international airport to start this week

Work will start this week to build the new international airport of Yogyakarta in Kulon Progo, General Manager of state-owned airport operator PT Angkasa Pura 1 Bandara Agus Pandu Purnama said.

«The process of land clearing is almost completed, therefore, construction could start this week,» Agus Pandu Purnama said here on Wednesday.

He said the process of construction would be accelerated to meet the target that the New Yogyakarta International Airport could be operational in April 2019.

Construction of runway, taxiway, apron, and passenger terminal has to be 100 percent completed in April, 2019, he said, adding the parking stand is at least 60 percent and the terminal at least 50 percent finished.

He said the new international airport to replace the old airport of Yogyakarta, would open many jobs as the airport is much larger with a capacity of 24 million passengers.

He said the new airport would need 24,000 workers.

Earlier, Chief Executive of PT Angkasa Pura I Faik Fahmi said the people of Yogyakarta have long been awaiting the implementation of the new airport project in the district of Kulon Progo.

Source: AntaraNews

Terminal expansion at Paris-Orly to streamline passenger processing

Paris-Orly airport expansion, which is expected to be an eco-friendly development, is hoped to facilitate increased passenger numbers to allow seamless travel.

Groupe ADP is opening a new 6,000m2 building in Hall 1 of the West Terminal of Paris-Orly Airport.

This expansion, equipped with four new pier-served stands for medium-haul aircraft, will increase the terminal’s aircraft capacity.

The new infrastructure, made necessary by the regular increase in number of passengers at Paris-Orly, will improve service by increasing the size of the boarding and alighting areas, and will increase capacity in Hall 1, from 4.8 to 5.5 million passengers per year.

Facilities and services

To meet passengers’ needs and expectations, three new stores have been opened: a Relay boutique, a duty-free zone selling alcohol, tobacco, perfume and lifestyle products, as well as a Paul restaurant.

In addition, a range of services are available in the boarding lounge: kids’ play areas, PlayStation games, phone-charging stations, a public piano, and an outdoor smoking terrace. This hall is intended for passengers flying to Schengen destinations on the following airlines: HOP! Air France, Air France, Air Malta, Alitalia, Iberia, TAP and Vueling.

Source: International Airport Review 

Aeropuerto de Madrid Barajas: convocado concurso oficinas de cambio de moneda extranjera en la T4 y TS4

AENA, operador español de los aeropuertos ha convocado con fecha de hoy el concurso para 7 ubicaciones de oficinas de cambio de moneda extranjera,  y otras operaciones financieras (devolución de IVA, transferencias de dinero, tarjetas de prepago y garantía de recompra) , en las terminales T4 y  Satélite 4 del aeropuerto Adolfo Suarez Madrid- Barajas.

El adjudicatario podrá colocar cajeros automáticos multidivisas al lado de las ubicaciones autorizadas.

La duración del contrato es por cuatro años con una prórroga de dos años (uno más uno) que debería autorizar AENA tras petición del adjudicatario. Ña actividad empezará no antes del 21 de noviembre de 2018.

La fianza provisional asciende a 1.561.093 euros, equivalente al 25% de la renta mínima garantizada del primer año.

El plazo de presentación de ofertas se cierra el día 10 de octubre.