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August 30th, 2006, 08:53 PM
A Significant extension to the international terminal at Helsinki-Vantaa airport
http://www.finavia.fi/files/finavia/tiedotekuvat/HavainnekuvaParviainenArkkitehdit.jpg
New terminal
Finavia will begin work during mid September on an extension to the international terminal at Helsinki-Vantaa Airport and on the construction of a new baggage handling centre. The extended section will mainly be used for traffic to the Far East and the building work is due for completion in the autumn of 2009.
Once the extension is complete, there will be eight passenger loading bridges suitable for wide-bodied aircraft at Helsinki-Vantaa instead of the current five. Only two of the current bridges can accommodate the new Airbus A340 and A350 aircraft which Finnair has ordered.
A three-storey building is being designed, with the two lowest levels being used for baggage handling, bus gates (3), technical premises and for the fire station.
The baggage handling area in the lower levels of the extended section will handle the majority of the airport’s international baggage. A baggage conveyor tunnel will be constructed in the extended terminal to connect it to the existing terminal.
The gross building area of the construction is 37,000 mē, of which a gross area of 20,000 mē is for bagging handling premises. 45,000 mē of new aprons will be built and 120,000 mē of the existing aprons will be rebuilt. A 300 m conveyor tunnel will be built.
Once it is completed, the extended international terminal will be able to accommodate 15 million passengers a year and 13.5 million articles of baggage a year. Currently there are about 11.5 million passengers a year with 8.5 million articles of baggage.
The total cost estimate for the project is EUR 143 million, of which over half will be invested in the new baggage handling centre. The project will be Finavia’s largest ever investment.
http://www.finavia.fi/files/finavia/tiedotekuvat/LaajennusosaParviainenArkkitehdit.jpg
Extension on the left
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Helsinki-Vantaa Airport as it is today
http://www.finavia.fi/files/finavia/tiedotekuvat/HavainnekuvaParviainenArkkitehdit.jpg
New terminal
Finavia will begin work during mid September on an extension to the international terminal at Helsinki-Vantaa Airport and on the construction of a new baggage handling centre. The extended section will mainly be used for traffic to the Far East and the building work is due for completion in the autumn of 2009.
Once the extension is complete, there will be eight passenger loading bridges suitable for wide-bodied aircraft at Helsinki-Vantaa instead of the current five. Only two of the current bridges can accommodate the new Airbus A340 and A350 aircraft which Finnair has ordered.
A three-storey building is being designed, with the two lowest levels being used for baggage handling, bus gates (3), technical premises and for the fire station.
The baggage handling area in the lower levels of the extended section will handle the majority of the airport’s international baggage. A baggage conveyor tunnel will be constructed in the extended terminal to connect it to the existing terminal.
The gross building area of the construction is 37,000 mē, of which a gross area of 20,000 mē is for bagging handling premises. 45,000 mē of new aprons will be built and 120,000 mē of the existing aprons will be rebuilt. A 300 m conveyor tunnel will be built.
Once it is completed, the extended international terminal will be able to accommodate 15 million passengers a year and 13.5 million articles of baggage a year. Currently there are about 11.5 million passengers a year with 8.5 million articles of baggage.
The total cost estimate for the project is EUR 143 million, of which over half will be invested in the new baggage handling centre. The project will be Finavia’s largest ever investment.
http://www.finavia.fi/files/finavia/tiedotekuvat/LaajennusosaParviainenArkkitehdit.jpg
Extension on the left
http://p.airliners.net/photos/middle/7/7/9/0630977.jpg
Helsinki-Vantaa Airport as it is today