Mes: septiembre 2018

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Budapest Airport expands infrastructure

Budapest Airport today unveiled its brand-new Pier B project, part of the gateway’s BUD 2020 development program to enhance airport infrastructure and improve the passenger experience. The pier, constructed by KÉSZ Építő Zrt. and adjoining Terminal 2B, spans 225m in length and will add over 10,000m2 of space to the current terminal. Inaugurated today, the facility opens just as the airport prepares to hit 15 million passengers by year-end, two million more than it processed last year, an impressive increase of 14-15%.

Pier B, which will mainly be used for non-Schengen flights, accommodates 10 new boarding jetways, the infrastructure allowing for three wide-body aircraft to be served simultaneously. “This is one of the main reasons for building this new pier,” comments Jost Lammers, CEO, Budapest Airport. “We are supporting wide-body operations to North America with American Airlines, LOT Polish Airlines and Air Canada Rouge, while also having regular services from Emirates, Qatar Airways and Air China to the Middle East and Asia. We have never had so many long-haul destinations for passengers before.” Overall,
Pier B will have a total of 27 direct, bussed and pedestrian boarding options, advancing operations for the 44 airlines flying from the airport this summer.

While Pier B is now open, and the multi-story car park and air cargo logistics centre still work in progress, the airport’s development team is already working on plans to add a new Terminal 3 project. To be situated next to Terminals 2A and B, the latest plans will accommodate the expected passenger traffic growth over the next decade. “We are working on various options and concepts for a potential Terminal 3, further enhancing the passenger experience as we continue to grow,” adds Lammers.

Source: eTurbo News

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Bush Intercontinental Airport: new plans for international terminal

An airport official on Thursday outlined a new $1.2 billion plan for redeveloping the international terminal at Bush Intercontinental Airport, and it’s a dramatically different approach from the proposal detailed nearly three years ago.

The new plan is to, essentially, combine Terminals D and E by 2024. All of the ticketing counters, security lanes and baggage claims will be consolidated and moved to Terminal E. Then there will be two concourses — one in the current Terminal D and one in the current Terminal E — where passengers will board their planes, grab food or relax in an airport lounge.

The previous plan sought to tear down and rebuild Terminal D. Houston Airport System Director Mario Diaz detailed the differences, new timeline and budget on Thursday during a meeting of the City Council’s Economic Development Committee.

The new plan will demolish a parking garage to build a new ticketing area in Terminal E. The loss in parking spaces will be offset by adding two additional levels to the Terminal C garage.

The Airport System will also demolish the old Terminal C North — United Airlines already built a new Terminal C North to accommodate the airport’s expansion plan — to make way for six wide-body gates that can accommodate the largest planes calling on Houston.

Source: Houston Chronicle

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Leeds Bradford Airport has announced a multi-million pound new terminal building

The airport is to construct a new £12m arrivals hall in order to allow larger aircraft to access the terminal and improve the visitor experience of passnegers upon arriving.

Its bosses say the investment in the three-storey building will be completed by the end of next year and lead to increased levels of inward investment into the Yorkshire region. The contractor for the development work is set to be announced in the next few days and will be required to commit to an apprenticeship programme using local people as part of the deal.

The expansion is part of a three-phase programme from boses to make the airport an international destination.

A recent report from the Department for Transport said it expected Leeds Bradford Airport to be the nation’s fastest growing airport and hit passenger numbers of seven million per year by 2030.

David Laws, chief executive of the airport, said the investment would create “an airport Yorkshire can be proud of” and that he needed a strong terminal to attract new airlines to the airport.

Source: Yorkshire Evening Post

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Los pasajeros del Aeropuerto de Barcelona aumentan un 4,2% en agosto

El Aeropuerto de Barcelona-El Prat ha cerrado agosto con un total de 5,15 millones de pasajeros, un 4,2% más que en el mismo mes del año pasado.

En el acumulado hasta agosto, el aeropuerto de El Prat ha alcanzado los 33,84 millones de pasajeros, cifra que supone un aumento interanual del 5,5%. Los pasajeros de vuelos internacionales han crecido un 3,9% mientras que en los nacionales lo han hecho en un 4,7%.

Girona-Costa Brava, Reus y Sabadell El Aeropuerto de Girona-Costa Brava ha cerrado el mes de agosto con 315.408 pasajeros, un 6% más que en el mismo periodo de hace un año, y en la suma de enero a agosto ha acumulado 1,47 millones de usuarios, un 4,3% interanual más.

El Aeropuerto de Reus (Tarragona) ha cerrado agosto con 185.051 pasajeros, un 3,1% interanual menos, y entre enero y agosto ha acumulado 761.583 usuarios, un 1,5% más que hace un año.