Aberdeen Airport announce expansion plans - including more airport parking
21.08.07
Aberdeen Airport has revealed details of plans for major expansion. They include an extended runway allowing planes to takeoff for new routes to North Africa and, eventually, the US, a modernised and expanded entrance with an all-glass frontage and several doors, plus another layer of airport parking above the present area.
The plans come soon after the opening of the revamped departure area - doubling its size. Airport managing director Kevin Brown said: 'We are BAA's fast-growing UK airport, expecting to handle a record-breaking 3.4 million travellers this year. Ensuring we have the right facilities and capacity to meet the demand of our expanding operation is vital.'
The next new development will be the opening in a few weeks of the £720,000 new Gate 9 lounge to the north of the main building. It will have more than 100 seats for departing passengers and includes a 'window seat' for a panoramic view of aircraft.
Work will also begin towards the end of the year on the first stages of upgrading the airport entrance. The check-in area will be extended to where the information desk now stands and beyond. Ticket desks will also be re-sited on the same side.
The next, later phase involves constructing a new, glass frontage with several doors and an overarching roof. Alongside this work, the building of another car park tier will make space for another 300 vehicles in the airports car park.
During 2008, work is due to start on another major development - the long-awaited extension of the runway. City councillors have agreed to an extra 300 metres, but initially 125 metres will be constructed.
Mr. Brown said: 'With the existing runway due to be resurfaced, we will be combining the extension and maintenance work to avoid disruption to flights - much of it happening at night. This is an exciting time as we look towards the future and give the airport a whole new look.'
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