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Nov 27, 2014 (newstodate): Iceland's Keflavik Airport needs to expand to cope with increasing passenger volumes concentrated at basically two daily two-hour traffic peaks.
The airport is currently preparing the groundwork for a master plan to set the frame around the coming projects, while work on a zoning plan to delineate the utilization of the various areas at and around the airport is already in place.
With both processes completed by mid-2015, the conditions for where and when to expand the terminal facilities to comprise more jetbridge-served gates needed especially to protect passengers during the winter periods and under adverse weather conditions are then in place.
The existing facilities currently provides a total of 16 jetbridge-served gates.
Plans are already moving ahead for the construction of a new building to be operative by 2016, adding six departure gates for transportation of passengers by bus to remote parking stands. This will enable the airport to offer more slots to airline operators.
Isavia is now in talks with five internationally experienced consulting companies meeting the requirements to participate in a tender process for working out the Keflavik Airport master plan.
When these initial discussions are completed by December 2014, the next steps will then be taken to launch the eventual tender process.
The airport is currently preparing the groundwork for a master plan to set the frame around the coming projects, while work on a zoning plan to delineate the utilization of the various areas at and around the airport is already in place.
With both processes completed by mid-2015, the conditions for where and when to expand the terminal facilities to comprise more jetbridge-served gates needed especially to protect passengers during the winter periods and under adverse weather conditions are then in place.
The existing facilities currently provides a total of 16 jetbridge-served gates.
Plans are already moving ahead for the construction of a new building to be operative by 2016, adding six departure gates for transportation of passengers by bus to remote parking stands. This will enable the airport to offer more slots to airline operators.
Isavia is now in talks with five internationally experienced consulting companies meeting the requirements to participate in a tender process for working out the Keflavik Airport master plan.
When these initial discussions are completed by December 2014, the next steps will then be taken to launch the eventual tender process.