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Gibraltar’s new international airport opens for business

Posted on Wednesday, November 30, 2011 14:32

Gibraltar’s new international airport opens for business

 

Last Saturday witnessed the first arrivals at the new multi million euro terminal,

The first plane to use the facility was the morning Easy jet flight from Liverpool.

A government press release stated passengers will benefit from the use of two baggage reclaim areas and their associated facilities, along with an arrivals shop. Persons waiting to greet passengers will enjoy the facilities of the new arrivals concourse featuring a shop and catering facility. A viewing terrace will also be open to the public.

Information services will be available along with representation from the car hire companies and tour operators that currently offer services for arriving passengers in Gibraltar.

The new terminal will initially open from 0930 to 1600 Monday to Saturday and 0930 to 1930 on Sundays to handle all flight arrivals.

 

A date for the terminal being used for departures is yet to be released.

The Spanish side of the new terminal is yet to actually begin construction but a budget of 7 million euros has been announced by the Spanish airport authority to build a three story 2000m2 building with offices, storage and passenger lounge, an additional 400 car parking space will also be built.

The new terminal raises the capacity of the airport from 140,000 passengers per year to a million which should also see an increase of direct flights especially when the airport is accessible from both sides of the frontier.

More details and photos as soon as we get them