Work begins on International Pier
19.06.08
Work has begun on the construction of a massive £45 million extension to Terminal One at Birmingham Airport. The new International Pier will replace an outdated facility constructed in 1984, and is the single biggest investment in the airport in more than 20 years.
The new pier will be a three-storey building 240m long by 24m wide. Departing passengers will use the top level, with arriving passengers on the middle level and office accommodation for airline and handling agents on the ground floor.
It will provide air-bridged aircraft parking for up to seven wide-bodied aircraft and enough space to service up to 13 smaller aircraft at any time. It will also provide vertical segregation to separate inbound and outbound passengers, in line with security requirements. New gate lounges for passengers will also be created.
Will Heynes, the airport’s operations director, said: ‘This building will provide the airport with facilities to meet the growing demand for international services to global destinations. Once complete, the pier will offer a high quality gateway into the Midlands for foreign visitors.'
‘The building will be capable of accommodating ‘next generation’ environmentally-efficient wide-bodied aircraft such as the Airbus A350 or the Boeing 787 Dreamliner, as well as larger aircraft types such as the Airbus A330 and Boeing 747 and 777.’
The building has been designed to meet the latest environmental standards and performances for buildings of this type.
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