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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

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Nepal: Ministry of Finance approves PPP model for GBIA

Ministry of Finance has approved public-private partnership (PPP) model to operate in under construction airport, Gautam Buddha International Airport (GBIA) in Bhairahawa.

After the approval of Finance ministry on this PPP model on last Friday, the uncertainty about the GBIA to come into operation has been cleared and the construction work is about to be completed. Ministry of Culture, Tourism and Civil Aviation (MoCTCA) sent proposal to Finance Ministry to operate GBIA in PPP model 6 months ago.

Rabindra Adhikari, Tourism Minister stated that Finance Minister has approved PPP model for the airport operation. Adhikari also informed that after completing construction work, the Letter of Intent (LoI) will be asked from the interested company.

The construction work of the airport has speeded up aiming to come into operation on June month in 2019. Minister Adhikari said that CAAN will operate the airport for a period of time until the completion of PPP Model processes.

In the first phase, Ministry has been preparing to commence the process of operating GBIA by the government of the concerned countries under G to G (Government to Government).

Minister Adhikari said that G to G will be discussed in the first phase and if no interest is given then letter will be demand and the airport would be operated in PPP model. Since the functional management of the authority cannot operate the airport, Minister Adhikari said that there is no alternative way than to go to PPP model.

The distribution of profit between operator and Nepal Government will be discussed after receiving application form and according to that proposal will be prepared.

Europe, America, India and various companies showed interest for taking responsibilities for operation. Thailand, China, India, Sri Lanka, Malaysia and other countries have shown interests in conducting scheduled flights at GBIA.

The runway of the airport will be 3,000 meters long. The Construction work of terminal buildings, water tanks, and control towers, among other infrastructures, are also underway of construction.

CAAN awarded the Rs6.22-billion Gautam Buddha Airport upgradation contract to China’s Northwest Civil Aviation Airport Construction Group in November 2013. The airport was initially slated to be ready in December 2017.

Of the total project cost, the ADB has provided $58.50 million ($42.75 in loans and $15.75 million in grants), the Opec Fund for International Development (OFID) has provided a $15 million loan and CAAN will bear the rest of the cost as counterpart funding.

However, shortages of fuel and building materials due to the months-long Tarai banda in 2015 delayed the up-gradation works by six months, and its operation deadline was revised to June 2018.

Subsequently, a dispute over payments between the Chinese contractor and the Nepali sub-contractor Northwest Infra Nepal stalled works at the construction site for more than six months. As a result, the project deadline was extended many times. The last deadline given by the project financier ADB to the Chinese contractor is June 2019.

Lumbini is 22km from Gautam Buddha International Airport at Bhairahawa. The airport will also become Nepal’s second international airport and also serve as an alternate international air transport point in the event of poor weather conditions or in case natural calamity shuts down the Tribhuvan International Airport (TIA), the only international airport in the country.

Source:  Aviation Nepal

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Greece: Regional airports set for takeoff

The 14 regional airports across Greece that the German-led Fraport Greece group operates are showing significant prospects for their commercial development, such as the opening of more stores and food service points, given that the rise in passenger numbers and improvement of services at the terminals is convincing more companies to invest in them.

According to Giorgos Vilos, Fraport Greece’s commercial and corporate development director, the total area of commercial spaces for concession at the 14 terminals is expected to triple from 11,500 square meters today to some 33,000 sq.m. upon the completion of the ongoing investment program.

Almost half that (16,000-17,000 sq.m.) will concern new food service outlets, while 15,500 sq.m. will be covered by retail stores.

“Our objective is to enhance the variety of choices in all airports, both in food service and in consumption,” Vilos says.

A case in point is the recent agreement with US fast-food chain Burger King, which launched its first outlet in Greece at Rhodes Airport three months ago.

Of the 15,500 sq.m. available for stores, 12,000 sq.m. will be occupied by Hellenic Duty Free Shops, which parent company Dufry has agreed to expand from the existing 5,000 sq.m. The expansion is set to be completed in 2021.

At the 14 regional airports Fraport operates, five new terminals will be created and another five will be significantly expanded.

The total area of 200,000 sq.m. that they cover today will grow to 330,000 sq.m. when the works finish.

The biggest expansion concerns the largest of the 14 airports, Thessaloniki’s: From an existing area of 27,000 sq.m., Makedonia Airport is set to grow to 60,000 sq.m. The new terminal will be delivered by end-2020.

The terminal on Santorini is scheduled to triple in size, from 4,500 sq.m. to 15,600 sq.m.

Vilos said that Fraport Greece will invest a total of 1.25 billion euros over the course of the concession contract’s period, while state revenues will reach up to 10 billion.

Source: Ekathimerini.com