BUDAPEST Airport has unveiled its brand-new Pier B project, part of the gateway's BUD 2020 development programme to enhance airport infrastructure, reports Hawaii's eTurboNews
BUDAPEST Airport has unveiled its brand-new Pier B project, part of the gateway's BUD 2020 development programme to enhance airport infrastructure, reports Hawaii's eTurboNews. The pier, constructed by KESZ Epito Zrt and adjoining Terminal 2B, spans 225 metres in length and will add over 10,000-square metres of space to the current terminal.
The facility opens just as the airport prepares to hit 15 million passengers by year-end, two million more than it processed last year, an impressive increase of 14-15 per cent.
Pier B, which will mainly be used for non-Schengen flights, accommodates 10 new boarding jetways, the infrastructure allowing for three wide-body aircraft to be served simultaneously.
'This is one of the main reasons for building this new pier,' said airport CEO Jost Lammers. 'We are supporting wide-body operations to North America with American Airlines, LOT Polish Airlines and Air Canada Rouge, while also having regular services from Emirates, Qatar Airways and Air China to the Middle East and Asia. We have never had so many long-haul destinations for passengers before.'
Overall, Pier B will have a total of 27 direct, bussed and pedestrian boarding options, advancing operations for the 44 airlines flying from the airport this summer.
Pier B is just one element of a series of projects taking shape over the airport site as part of the five-year BUD 2020 development programme.
With of EUR170 million (US$198.9 million) to EUR180 million the next phase includes the building of a new multi-story car park outside Terminal 2, plus this September the airport will break ground on the construction of a state-of-the-art 20,000-square metre air cargo logistics centre.
