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New Building at Tuzla International Airport to be opened in May

All construction works on the new and completely modern building of the Tuzla International Airport have been completed, Biznis Info writes.

What follows is decorating the interior and exterior.

“We are entering phase two of the interior of our terminal. I hope, in relation to the tender and legal procedure, that these works will end around April so that we can open the airport officially at the end of April or early May,” says Rifet Karasalihovic, Director of Tuzla Airport.

The investment will encompass modern cabinets for the reception and shipping of passengers. “The intention was to design this terminal to serve two Airbus 320 aircraft in one hour, which we did.

We will very quickly approach the construction of another ‘gate’, ie entry for passengers due to better flow at entry into the country,” Karasalihovic points out.

The estimated value of construction and craft works is 1.3 million BAM, plumbing and sanitary works around 40,000 BAM, mechanical works and installations around 326,000 BAM, and around 537 000 BAM for wiring.

As earlier announced from the International Airport Tuzla, the total value of works on the expansion of the capacity is about 4.5 million BAM.

Besides the reconstruction of existing terminal building and technical object, it is necessary to build some new facilities and additional parking spaces as well.

When it comes to the terminal, they are planning an expansion of the airport hall, the capacity in coming and going, a higher number of counters for registration of passengers, coffee bars, restaurants, rent-a-car agencies, sorting luggage and they also planned an increase of the capacity planned for administration.

Source: Sarajevo Times

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Angkasa Pura II to Expand Silangit International Airport

Jakarta – PT Angkasa Pura II (Persero), or AP II, will expand the Silangit International Airport, North Sumatra. AP II wanted to welcome more tourists keen on spending their vacations in Lake Toba.

«Silangit Airport is the main access for tourists to travel to Lake Toba that is designated as one of the ‘New Bali’ destinations. Hence, AP II is committed to maintaining and increasing the level of service at Silangit Airport through various infrastructure developments,» AP II President Director Muhammad Awaluddin stated in Jakarta in his official statement on Saturday.

Awaluddin highlighted the need for terminal expansion since currently, the number of passengers had almost touched existing capacity.

«The terminal at Silangit Airport must be expanded to accommodate one million passengers per year. Since the Silangit Airport has been revitalized and direct flights operating from Jakarta, tourism in the Lake Toba region has indeed grown quite rapidly,» he pointed out.

The aircraft passenger terminal at Silangit Airport will be expanded five times, or from the current 2,500 square meters to 10,499 square meters. The terminal’s expansion will enable Silangit Airport to accommodate up to one million passengers per year, from currently only some 500 thousand passengers.

The number of aircraft passengers in Silangit does continue to grow significantly every year. In 2016, some 155,214 passengers were recorded, and the figure then rose 82 percent in 2017 to 282,586 people, while in 2018, the number of passengers reached 425,476, up 50.56 percent as compared to that recorded in 2017.

Air passengers headed to Silangit Airport in North Tapanuli are mostly domestic and foreign tourists.

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Indira Gandhi International Airport set for expansion

GMR Group-led Delhi International Airport Ltd (DIAL) has received three bids for the expansion of Indira Gandhi International Airport.

The airport operator is likely to select the final contractor this week and work on the Rs90bn expansion project is expected to commence by the end of March this year, two officials told Hindustan Times.

Two foreign firms and an Indian firm are involved in the bidding process. The successful bidder will take at least two months to mobilise the workforce and start the work.

Sources told the publication that the selected firm will have to conclude the work in 42 months, though all three bidders have quoted 39 months.

The planned expansion will enable the airport to meet the rapid growth of passenger traffic.

The selected contractor will be responsible for the construction of a new runway and taxiways.

Plans are also under consideration to widen the roads leading to the airport and construct new approach roads.“Since T1 is operating beyond its capacity, the expansion will begin from there and cover the airside, terminal building and city side.”

The expansion of Terminal 1 is likely to conclude by 2021 and will boost the airport passenger handling capacity to 85 million per annum from the current 70 million.

Phase 2 of the expansion will involve the construction of another new terminal at the Indira Gandhi International Airport.

The airport is building an air traffic control (ATC) tower and fourth runway aimed at reducing air traffic and boosting flight capacity. They are scheduled to be operational in 2019 and 2021, respectively.

A DIAL official told the news agency: “Terminal 1 handles domestic traffic for low-cost carriers. These have registered a phenomenal growth in the last few years, calling for an expansion of the terminal. Delhi Metro under its Phase III programme is connecting this terminal to catchment areas of central and south Delhi.

“Since T1 is operating beyond its capacity, the expansion will begin from there and cover the airside, terminal building and city side.”

The expansion plan also includes inter-terminal connectivity through the Airport Metro between T1 and T3.

Design and development consultant AECOM has been selected by DIAL to complete the preliminary design for the expansion work at the Indira Gandhi International Airpot

Source: Airport Technologic

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Senado francés rechaza privatización de Aeropuertos de París

El Senado de Francia manifestó el rechazo a la privatización de la compañía Aeropuertos de París (ADP), prevista en una ley impulsada por el gobierno de Emmanuel Macron, informó hoy la prensa local.
Al examinar la ley Pacte (Plan de Acción por el crecimiento y la transformación de las empresas), una amplia mayoría de integrantes de la cámara alta aprobó anoche suprimir el artículo 44, que abre las puertas a la privatización de ADP y también de la empresa de loterías y apuestas La Française des Jeux.

La eliminación de esa cláusula se validó con 246 votos a favor -incluidos senadores de derecha y de izquierda- y solo 78 en contra.

En la sesión, el derechista Roger Karoutchi sostuvo que ADP ‘es una empresa pública, monopolio, que funciona bien y tiene beneficios. Es una empresa estratégica que debemos conservar’.

De su lado, el presidente del grupo socialista en el Senado, Patrick Kanner, señaló que si el gobierno quiere potenciar los ingresos del Estado, en lugar de vender esas compañías es mejor ‘mantenerlas públicas para continuar recibiendo los beneficios de esas entidades florecientes’. El comunista Fabien Gay aseveró que ‘si la derecha y la izquierda deciden juntas rechazar esa privatización (…), habrá que escuchar la voz del Senado’.

Hace pocos días el ministro de Economía, Bruno Le Maire, confirmó que el gobierno planea cumplir a cabalidad el calendario de privatizaciones previstas en 2019, incluidas las de ADP y La Française des Jeux.

El titular sostuvo que ‘el calendario de cesiones de activos no cambiará, necesitamos activos para financiar la innovación y permitir al país mantenerse en el camino de las nuevas tecnologías’.

En este momento, el Estado francés posee el 72 por ciento del capital de La Française des Jeux, así como el 50 por ciento de ADP.

Tras el análisis del Senado, la ley Pacte volverá a examen en la Asamblea Nacional, donde ya fue aprobada en primera lectura.

Fuente: Prensa Latina