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Aug 11, 2011 (newstodate): Latvia's Riga Airport has lofty ambitions for its future role not just in the Baltic, but indeed in the North European scene.
The to become one of the passenger air traffic transit hubs in the northern Europe and by the year 2032 to raise passenger turnover to 14 million passengers per year.
The airport's long-term vision is to become one of the passenger air traffic transit hubs in the northern Europe, growing its annual passenger turnover to 14 million passengers by 2032.
Basic to this ambition is the implementation of the EU Cohesion Fund co-financed project Riga International Airport Infrastructure Development, that was approved by the EU Commission on July 25, 2011.
The project includes resurfacing of the runway pavement, strengthening of the 3,200m runway strip, construction of additional taxiways, renovation of the aprons and building of two aircraft de-icing platforms, reconstruction of the storm water and underground drainage system, and various other infrastructure improvements.
Work on the project design will be completed by December 2011, and construction works are to commence in March 2012.
The project will be implemented by December 31, 2013.
Not included in this project is construction of new passenger terminals that are badly needed to even handle today's growing passenger volumes.
In 2010, Riga Airport handled a total of 4,663,692 passengers, and in this year's fist half the airport saw 2,384,909 passengers after growing 13.8 percent, y-o-y, now handling about 60 percent of all air passengers in the Baltic region.
The to become one of the passenger air traffic transit hubs in the northern Europe and by the year 2032 to raise passenger turnover to 14 million passengers per year.
The airport's long-term vision is to become one of the passenger air traffic transit hubs in the northern Europe, growing its annual passenger turnover to 14 million passengers by 2032.
Basic to this ambition is the implementation of the EU Cohesion Fund co-financed project Riga International Airport Infrastructure Development, that was approved by the EU Commission on July 25, 2011.
The project includes resurfacing of the runway pavement, strengthening of the 3,200m runway strip, construction of additional taxiways, renovation of the aprons and building of two aircraft de-icing platforms, reconstruction of the storm water and underground drainage system, and various other infrastructure improvements.
Work on the project design will be completed by December 2011, and construction works are to commence in March 2012.
The project will be implemented by December 31, 2013.
Not included in this project is construction of new passenger terminals that are badly needed to even handle today's growing passenger volumes.
In 2010, Riga Airport handled a total of 4,663,692 passengers, and in this year's fist half the airport saw 2,384,909 passengers after growing 13.8 percent, y-o-y, now handling about 60 percent of all air passengers in the Baltic region.