O início da construção da extensão do lounge de partida de £ 30 milhões do Aeroporto de Birmingham foi oficialmente marcado pelo ministro da aviação, Paul Maynard MP. Em andamento. Revisão de conectividade. A revisão foi lançada recentemente como parte de uma série de medidas para apoiar a conectividade regional em todo o Reino Unido, para garantir que as pessoas em todos os cantos do país se beneficiem da prosperidade e crescimento econômico nos próximos anos. Infraestrutura de última geração que merece. e nos horários de pico verá 200 trabalhadores da construção civil no projeto. Fizemos em dez anos, a um custo de £ 30 milhões. Uma vez concluído no início do próximo ano, ele fornecerá uma instalação espaçosa e moderna para nossos clientes com uma ampla gama de lojas, restaurantes e comodidades. ”
Joined by airport CEO, Nick Barton, and newly elected MP for Meriden, Saqib Bhatti, the Aviation Minister helped to break the ground where Birmingham Airport’s biggest terminal investment in ten years gets underway.
The project will provide a modern two-story extension with outdoor terrace area, growing the space by 45 per cent to create more natural light, circulation space, seating and toilets, plus five new catering units and three additional retail outlets.
The Minister, Paul Maynard’s visit to Birmingham Airport is also the second stop on his UK tour of regional airports, as part of the Department for Transport’s Regional Air Connectivity Review. The review was launched recently as part of a series of measures to support regional connectivity across the UK, to ensure that people in all corners of the country benefit from prosperity and economic growth in years to come.
Commenting on the development, Aviation Minister, Paul Maynard, said: “Our second city’s airport serves more than one million passengers every month, so it is vital that it has the world class facilities and state-of-the-art infrastructure it deserves.
“This modern extension to the departure lounge will be good news for the whole of Birmingham, helping boost the local economy while still supporting the airport’s wider commitment of becoming net zero by 2033.”
The departure lounge extension will be 21 metres tall at its highest point and over 130 metres long. It will use one thousand tonnes of steel and at peak times will see 200 construction workers on the project.
Nick Barton, CEO of Birmingham Airport said: “The extended lounge forms part of a wider terminal transformation project, known as TE18, which will cater for the forecast growth in passenger numbers to 18 million per year by the year 2033. The departure lounge extension is the largest component of TE18 and the biggest terminal investment we have made in ten years, at a cost of £30m. Once complete early next year, it will provide a spacious and modern facility for our customers with a wide range of shops, restaurants and amenities.”
Em julho do ano passado, o aeroporto de Birmingham publicou seu plano mestre descrevendo o número de mais de 12 milhões. Dentro dos limites existentes e a partir de sua pista atual. passageiros.
Other developments taking place over the next three years forming the TE18 programme of works include an enlarged passenger security search area, equipped with the latest x-ray equipment, further self-service bag drop kiosks, increased capacity in the baggage make-up hall and additional arrivals baggage carousels. These are all key components in the airport’s strategy to provide excellent service and facilities to for its current and future passengers.
Aeroporto de Birmingham recentemente se comprometeu a se tornar um aeroporto líquido de carbono zero até o ano 2033, alguns anos antes da meta de 2050 do Reino Unido. Está desenvolvendo um roteiro de carbono para delinear como isso pode ser alcançado nos próximos 15 anos. Downtown in Business
