In April 2017, Fraport Greece (established in 2015) launched an airport growth program, in tandem with the start-up of its concession for managing eleven island and three mainland airports throughout Greece.
The plans included initiatives and growth works for upgrading the airports’ amenities, aimed toward considerably “enhancing the general buyer journey expertise, whereas responding to the anticipated improve in passenger site visitors,” in keeping with its web site.
Through the 40-year concession interval Fraport Greece stated they are going to implement further upkeep and upgrading works, in addition to capability expansions leading to doable complete investments of some one billion euros (£844.7 million).
Regardless of varied challenges, together with the Covid-19 pandemic, development works superior efficiently and concluded the final of its development works in January 2021, three months forward of the contractual deadline.
The corporate invested 440 million euros (£371 million) into the event programme. By way of this, Fraport Greece delivered 5 new terminals, expanded and modernised an present 5 and upgraded 4 others. Development initiatives at airside operational areas included renovating 12 runways, enhancing ramp areas and development and renovating 12 hearth stations. All airports have additionally been outfitted with new state-of-the-art baggage dealing with and safety detection programs, their web site stated.
Enhancements for growing the whole capability of the airports and the standard of companies additionally included growing the variety of check-in counters from 213 to 291 and the variety of departure gates from 103 to 147.
At Corfu Airport (CFU), there was a 27 % improve within the variety of check-in stations and a 33 % improve within the variety of departure gates and security-check lanes. In the meantime in Kefalonia, the brand new terminal presents some 10,700 sq. metres of house for passenger consolation and a 70 % improve within the variety of check-in counters. On Mykonos, the redesigned terminal is now 50 % larger.
Alexander Zinell, CEO Fraport Regional Airports of Greece Administration Firm S. A. stated: “Within the first 48 months of our 40-year concession, we efficiently rebuilt 14 airports in Greece, prioritising infrastructure modernization and elevated capability.
“Having efficiently accomplished the necessary development program, we now shift our consideration to enhancing the passenger journey, retaining expertise and implementing a demanding decarbonization program. Regardless of the difficult pandemic years, our 14 airports expertise a outstanding site visitors progress improve and play a vital position within the Greek tourism business.”
Fraport Greece not too long ago introduced the most recent part of the redevelopment work and warned passengers of imminent airport closures. This may embrace at Samos, Corfu, Kefalonia, Rhodes, Santorini, Mykonos and Zakynthos, with all work anticipated to be accomplished by March 2025 on the newest.
Santorini and Mykonos are a number of the busiest in Greece, in keeping with the most recent information. Mykonos Airport specifically ranks among the many prime 10 busiest airports within the nation with over a million passengers a yr, the vast majority of which arrive in the summertime. Nevertheless, the airport presently solely has one terminal for Schengen and non-Schengen flights. Santorini Airport, in the meantime, is the eighth busiest in Greece with almost 2.5 million passengers.