NEWS
Making an impression
Sochi International Airport has opened the fi rst phase of the new terminal that will effectively quadruple its capacity ahead of the Russian resort city hosting the 2014 Winter Olympics. The current 1,600 passengers per hour
handling capacity of the terminal is already double its predecessor, and the 2012 opening of a 10-gate fi nger pier will raise this to 2,500 and potentially up to 3,800 during the games. Airport operator Basel Aero, a subsidiary of the
Basic Element Group, claims that being eco-friendly and resource effi cient was a “strong emphasis” of the terminal’s design. Dmitry Chernyshenko, president of the Sochi
2014 organising committee, comments: “It is important that the new-look airport makes an impression as it will provide many guests with their fi rst impressions of the Sochi Olympics.” The airport handled 1.4 million passengers in
UK gateway praised for work initiative
London City Airport has been shortlisted for an Economic Regeneration Award from the Lord Mayor of the City of London for an initiative that has helped get more than 100 local people back to work in the last 18 months. The airport’s ‘Take off into Work’ scheme provides airport- specifi c training for local unemployed people at least fi ve times per year and is followed by a work placement and interview, with the objective being to raise aspirations and help candidates into work. As a result of taking part in the programme, Tawadeen Bankole (pictured above) is now employed by the airport as a terminal front co-ordinator. The airport is located in the London Borough of Newham, which has one of the highest unemployment rates in the UK.
Fraport looking to expand airport portfolio
Fraport CEO, Dr Stefan Schulte, has revealed that the company is in talks with China’s Hunan Airport Group about acquiring a 25% stake in Changsha Huanghua International Airport. Schulte, who openly admits that he wants to expand Fraport’s airport portfolio, believes
that it might take up to two years to negotiate a deal, which it would want to be similar to the one that led it to take a 24.5% interest in Xi’an Xianyang International Airport. Fraport, which paid €50 million for its stake in Xi’an Xianyang back in 2007, has also
declared its interest in managing San Juan– Luis Muñoz Marín International Airport in Puerto Rico and possibly others in Brazil if the Brazilian government decides to sell its state-owned gateways.
2009 and is one of Russia’s 10 biggest airports in terms of domestic passengers.
Upgrade for Kosovan gateway
The Limak–Aéroports de Lyon consortium responsible for operating Kosovo’s Priština International Airport has pledged to invest €140 million on a new capacity enhancing passenger terminal and other key infrastructure. In addition to a new 27,000sqm terminal
building, the new owners are planning to build a new air ATC tower, an extra 77,000sqm of apron and a new fuel depot. The consortium has already declared its
intention to make Priština a 4mppa gateway despite the fact that it handled less than 1.2 million passengers last year when 20 airlines served the Kosovan capital.
The Greater Toronto Airports Authority (GTAA) has announced that it is to “enhance Toronto Pearson’s competitive position” by reducing or freezing its fees in 2011. Lloyd McCoomb, GTAA’s president and CEO, says: “Toronto Pearson employees have worked hard to make these reductions possible. By streamlining processes and focusing our efforts on increasing service and revenue, we are able to work with the airlines and make Toronto Pearson even more attractive to airlines and passengers.”
Brian Petersen has decided to step down from the role of CEO of Copenhagen Airport after
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three and a half years in the hot seat. “I feel ready to move on to new assignments outside the airport,” he says.
A total of 490,000 passengers passed through Brussels South Charleroi Airport in September – a rise of 36% on the same month a year ago.
San Francisco International Airport (SFO) has taken delivery of aircraft
two Oshkosh Striker 4500 rescue and fi refi ghting vehicles, with
a third expected to enter into service later this month. “As SFO awaits the arrival of the A380, we
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needed to complement our ARFF fl eet to address the emergency response requirements of larger aircraft,” says David Sullivan, assistant deputy chief
for the San Francisco Fire Department at the airport.
Kuala Lumpur International Airport has begun construction
of KLIA2, its new $315 million
low-cost carrier terminal. At nearly 240,000sqm the facility will be 60% larger than the existing LCCT and capable of handling up to 30mppa. The complex will boast 68 gates and a range of revenue boosting retail/F&B outlets when it opens in April 2012.
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