New Zealand’s Queenstown Airport has begun construction of a new international terminal that will expand the current building footprint by a third.
A 4,080sqm addition to the southern end of the terminal will double the size of the airport’s international operations, allowing it to better cater for existing passenger volumes and accommodate future growth.
While the outer shell will be completed by June 2015, the interior will be developed in three stages.
Stage One will be ready for next southern winter and host new international arrival and departure lounges, a new Customs area, airside retail stores, baggage claim and handling areas, a covered walkway and office space. The changes will allow the airport to process up to 1,000 passengers per hour compared to the current 480.
Stage Two will involve spatial reconfiguration to simplify passenger flows between Customs, baggage reclaim and the biosecurity area as well as housing extra staff facilities.
Stage Three - predicted to be several years away - will see a mezzanine floor, potentially for more gate lounges and retail space.
New Zealand’s Queenstown Airport has begun construction of a new international terminal that will expand the current building footprint by a third.
A 4,080sqm addition to the southern end of the terminal will double the size of the airport’s international operations, allowing it to better cater for existing passenger volumes and accommodate future growth.
While the outer shell will be completed by June 2015, the interior will be developed in three stages.
Stage One will be ready for next southern winter and host new international arrival and departure lounges, a new Customs area, airside retail stores, baggage claim and handling areas, a covered walkway and office space. The changes will allow the airport to process up to 1,000 passengers per hour compared to the current 480.
Stage Two will involve spatial reconfiguration to simplify passenger flows between Customs, baggage reclaim and the biosecurity area as well as housing extra staff facilities.
Stage Three - predicted to be several years away - will see a mezzanine floor, potentially for more gate lounges and retail space.
