The company that manages the Chisinau International Airport presented the draft design of the new terminal that will be 55,000 square meters in area and will serve about 4.2 million passengers a year, but could be extended to 4.5 million passengers a year, IPN reports.
In a press release, the company said the future terminal of the airport will have five telescopic passageways for passengers to get onto and off the plane. The Big Arrivals and Departures Hall was projected so as to enable extending the terminal without affecting the operational process.
During the construction works and after the new terminal is put into operation, the functionality of the old terminal will not be affected.
The Chisinau International Airport was conceded to Avia Invest in November 2013, based on a public-private partnership. The company pledged to manage the airport during 49 years and to invest €250 million in its modernization.
On December 23, the press reported that Russian businessman Andrey Goncharenko became the new beneficiary of Komaksavia Airport Invest” Ltd that owns 95% of Avia-Invest – the manager of the Chisinau International Airport – after NR Investment Limited conceded control over the company.
