Posted on 10/10/2017
Faro Airport’s new 93,120m² terminal has opened, catering to the growing number of passengers passing through the airport in Portugal. The €32.8m (US$37.6m) expansion project means the airport can now handle 3,000 passengers per hour, up from 2,400, and has extended operating and public areas, passport control, baggage reclaim, and commercial areas such as retail and food courts.
The works carried out also include the adaptation of the capacity of the passenger terminal to a new system of lanes that allows 30 movements per hour, instead of 24, and the parking of 30 to 37 aircraft. A new security control area has also been constructed on the second floor.
In 2016, Faro Airport registered the highest growth of all Portuguese airports, up 18.5% wit...