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Feb 20, 2009 (newstodate): The current down-turn in the global aviation industry that has also hit the Faroe Islands Vagar Airport will not interfere with plans for a major expansion.
The airport will need to expand its runway, and the existing passenger terminal has long been unable to provide adequate service to the airports passengers.
-Financing of the projects is secured by the agreement around the transfer of Vagar Airport from the Danish state to the Faroese government, so what is needed now is the final planning of the projects, says Finnbogi Niclasen, Vagar Airport manager.
-First on the agenda is the extension of the existing 1,250 m runway to 1,600 or even 1,800 m. This project must be completed before the delivery by the end of 2011 of the first Airbus A319 aircraft to Atlantic Airways that provides the bulk of the air traffic. As far as we know, the A319 can be operated wit full payload on a 1,600 m runway, but we would of course like to achieve the extra capacity in either case.
-We are now working with consultants and representatives from the Danish SLV to finalize the details and prepare for the launch of the construction work for the runway extension.
-While focusing on the runway extension in the first place, we are also keen to prepare for construction of a new passenger terminal that is indeed badly needed. No consultants have yet been contracted on this, but we do have many ideas and proposals on this as well, says Mr Niclasen.
The airport will need to expand its runway, and the existing passenger terminal has long been unable to provide adequate service to the airports passengers.
-Financing of the projects is secured by the agreement around the transfer of Vagar Airport from the Danish state to the Faroese government, so what is needed now is the final planning of the projects, says Finnbogi Niclasen, Vagar Airport manager.
-First on the agenda is the extension of the existing 1,250 m runway to 1,600 or even 1,800 m. This project must be completed before the delivery by the end of 2011 of the first Airbus A319 aircraft to Atlantic Airways that provides the bulk of the air traffic. As far as we know, the A319 can be operated wit full payload on a 1,600 m runway, but we would of course like to achieve the extra capacity in either case.
-We are now working with consultants and representatives from the Danish SLV to finalize the details and prepare for the launch of the construction work for the runway extension.
-While focusing on the runway extension in the first place, we are also keen to prepare for construction of a new passenger terminal that is indeed badly needed. No consultants have yet been contracted on this, but we do have many ideas and proposals on this as well, says Mr Niclasen.