Stansted £50m extension opens
02.07.08
A new terminal extension costing £50 million at Stansted Airport opened to passengers yesterday. Phase one of the newly extended terminal opened its doors to travellers early yesterday morning.
1500 tonnes of steel was used in the development to provide nearly 6000 square metres of additional space for arriving passengers. This includes a sixth baggage reclaim belt and extra desk space for immigration control.
Nick Barton, Stansted's strategy director said: ‘At peak times we can expect over 3300 arriving passengers an hour through the terminal. With this new extension we are continuing to provide the best possible facilities for passengers.’
'The installation of a state of the art biomass heating boiler will mean the new extension is carbon-neutral, to emphasise the commitment of Stansted to diminish the terminal's environmental impact. We take great pride in introducing biomass technology that will ensure this new development will be carbon-neutral.’
New shops, more comfortable waiting areas for friends and relatives and new transport facilities will open in later phases by December 2008.
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