After months of delays Borg El Arab new Airport Terminal is finally done! It wil soon receive flights. The future plan is to relocate Alexandria El Nouzha Airport flights to Borg El Arab Airport for an extensive renovation of El Nouzha Airport. The plan is to make El Nouzha Airport an airport for Domestic flights and Borg el Arab for International flights.
Some info from Wikipedia about Borg el Arab's New airport terminal:
Borg El Arab is planned to become the principal airport of Alexandria from December 2010 when all traffic is transferred from Alexandria International Airport (currently Alexandria's busiest airport) which will close for two years while undergoing a major re-development program.
Borg El Arab Airport is undergoing a major expansion in terms of the airport's passenger and cargo handling capacity in response to growing demand and the new facilities are expected to become operational from the fourth quarter of 2010.
The airport will consist of a new passenger building and an administration building. The passenger terminal is designed in the shape of a boat and consists of three floors:
Ground floor: allocated for checking in and luggage handling.
Second floor: allocated for arrivals, both domestic and international, in addition to administrative offices and airlines offices.
Third floor: allocated for departures, both domestic and international, immigration procedures and a VIP hall. Commercial activities are spread among the three floors.
Four airbridges will connect the terminal building to aircraft.
The terminal will contain a duty free shop, a franchise food court, an area dedicated for travel offices and other travel-related services, a fuel supply unit, a control tower, and a fire station available to cover emergencies on site. Also a parking area on the building's front will provide space for 350 vehicles.
The estimated cost of the modernization plan is $120 million and is expected to be complete by summer 2010.
The airport has the capacity to handle 1.2 million passengers per year becoming an adequate replacement to Alexandria International Airport, which will shut down in summer 2010 for a two year period while the airport's facilities are overhauled. During this time all airlines operating to Alexandria will transfer to Borg El Arab Airport.
Cairo Airport TB1 gets a makeover; Shafiq and top aides inspect the new facility
By 2013, Cairo International will get an absolutely different new look as a comprehensive process to upgrade, modernise and improve its performance is undergoing. A new facility is almost completed and due to host 3000 vehicles acting as the new Car Park of the old airport.
"Almost 75 per cent of construction works have been completed. And despite a three month delay, the airport will get a state of the art car park by early 2011. We are satisfied with the work done," commented Aviation Minister Ahmed Shafiq as he inspected construction works of the new facility.
The LE 220 million construction has been situated near the airport's new terminal building TB3, taking its typical design and colour. It consists of four floors each occupying a space of 18,000 square metres.
According to Shafiq, the new facility is completely controlled by a computerised network which provides advanced techniques to guide vehicles from the entrance to free places. Professional operators will be invited to an open tender to operate the park. The new park will be served by shuttle bus and automated people- mover services transferring passengers through the airport's three terminal buildings.
"The airport will be served through a number of free services that don't aim to be profitable. Such services help passengers transfer smoothly to and from the airport, particularly transit passengers who we will target in the coming phase of the developing project," stated Ibrahim Manaa, head of the Holding Company for Airports and Air Navigation. According to Manaa, the LE 650 APM is scheduled to operate by the middle of 2011.
A new seasonal terminal building is set to be constructed in 2011 to serve seasonal peak traffic in the airport, in particular, during Omrah and Hajj seasons which usually interrupt airport operations. According to Mannaa, the new terminal building is estimated to cost LE135 million and will hopefully be ready to serve by mid-2011.
"We are studying the possibility to build a modernised firefighting unit within the airport and operate it by our professional and well trained technicians who are qualified to fight airport fires where time and safety are highly valued," revealed Shafiq. Fire fighting in Egypt is one of the responsibilities of the Interior Ministry.
On the other hand, Cairo International at present is due for an upgrade which includes establishing a new transit hotel at a cost of LE500 million and a 350 room capacity. A new goods village is under construction costing some LE348 million. Both projects are set to be completed by mid-2012.
Cairo International will add more three million passengers per annum by the end of 2013 as it conducts an upgrade of its TB2 to expand its capacity from 4.5 million passengers to 7.5 million passengers. The new upgrade is estimated to cost LE2.3 billion.
Cairo International Airport has closed one of its three terminals for renovation, Amirah Ibrahim reports.
The upgrade and renovation project is estimated to cost $400 million, partially financed by the World Bank, which is providing $280 million of the total cost, with national banks providing the rest.
According to Ibrahim Manna, head of the Holding Company for Airports and Air Navigation, the project is due to be completed within 36 months and will expand the terminal's current capacity from 3.5 to 7.5 million passengers per annum. "This will take the total capacity of Cairo International airport to 24 million passengers per annum," Manaa explained.
Oman Air, Alitalia and Olympic Air now operate from Terminal 1. Terminal 2 will soon be closed to undergo a complete renovation and upgrade of its capacity. During that time the airlines currently operating from T2 will be operating from T1
Cairo International Airport Terminal 2 renovation program
Terminal 2 was inaugurated in 1986,It serves primarily European and Far Eastern airlines, airlines from the Persian Gulf region,and sub-Saharan Africa.
Cairo International Airport terminal building 2 is undergoing a major renovation effort to double its capacity to 7.5 million passengers per year. As lead consultant, ECG's involvement in the renovation program encompasses master planning, design, and construction management and supervision. Financed by the World Bank, the terminal building is the first green airport to be developed in the MENA region and complies with all international engineering standards and regulations.
Construction starts from 2010 and should be in service in 2013.
Airlines at Cairo Airport serving at Terminal 2 will be replaced to Terminal 1
Only two years after it opened its second terminal building, the airport authority decided to take a step forward to expand its capacity by doubling it. Last Thursday, the Holding Company for Airports and Air Navigation (HCAAN) came to sign a contract with Spanish construction designers Pointec for a third terminal at the Red Sea resort.
According to Ibrahim Manaa, chairman of the HCAAN, the new terminal takes the total capacity of the airport from 7.5 million to 15 million passengers per annum.
"The project's primary costs are estimated at $350 million," stated Manaa in a signing ceremony in Cairo attended by Spain's Ambassador to Egypt Antonio Lopez. "The design phase is due to be completed within a year. International contractors then will be invited for an open tender to construct the terminal. It is scheduled to be completely constructed by 2012," he explained.
The project includes constructing a new terminal building for passengers, a new runway, and a new tarmac for aircrafts.
In May 2007, Sharm El-Sheikh airport celebrated operating its state-of-the-art terminal with a unique design that mixes Bedouin heritage with marine life characters. The terminal took airport capacity from 3 million to 7.5 millon passengers per annum.
"By the end of 2008, figures of traffic within airport hit a record of 7 million passengers which rang a warning alarm for us that we are about to face an overcapacity problem soon. Thus we launched the second stage of the expansion project," Manaa indicated.
He added that forecasts indicated that passenger movement within Sharm El-Sheikh airports would hit 12 million passengers within the next few years.
Hurghada airport has rapidly growing passenger numbers. Building a new terminal and a 4000meters runways is a good and needed addition for this airport.
Construction of a new terminal at a cost of $300 million with an annual passenger capacity of 7.5 million. The planned opening date is 2012/2013.
Borg El Arab Airport is an airport serving Alexandria, Egypt. It is located about 25 km (16 mi) southwest of Alexandria, in Borg El Arab. Alexandria is also served by El Nouzha Airport. El Nouzha is going to close when the new Borg el Arab airport is finished.
In 2008, the airport served 189,064 passengers
Terminal facilities
There is currently one terminal building with the following services: 4 check-in desks, 3 immigration desks, 1 lounge area, 2 departure gate, 1 cafe, EgyptAir Gift Shop
Expansion
The Egyptian government announced a major expansion plan for the airport to turn the airport into a touristic gateway into the country.
In July 2007, The Egyptian Airports Company signed a deal to build a new passenger terminal that will have a capacity for 2.5 million passengers a year at a cost of 550 Million Egyptian Pounds (97 Million US$). The contract was awarded to the JV of Orascom Construction Industries. and BESIX Group of Belgium. Completion of the project is expected in 2010.
Facilities Developed
•International Passenger Terminal
Building with total
floor area of 24,000 m2
•Cargo Terminal Building of
2,000 m2
•Control Tower
•Administration Building of
3,000 m2
•Rescue & Fire Station of 800
m2
•Primary Power Station
•Water Tank
•Sewage Tretment Plant
•Taxiways and aprons for 9
aircraft stands
•Access Road & Car Park
•CCTV, FIDS, CUTE, Building
Monitoring, access control
and all necessary systems and
equipment
Cairo International Airport is the busiest airport in Egypt and the primary hub for Star Alliancemember Egyptair. The airport is located to the north-east of the city around 15 km from the business area of the city.
Cairo International is the second busiest airport in Africa after OR Tambo International Airport in South Africa. Over 65 airlines use Cairo airport (including charter airlines) and 9 cargo airlines. With the assimilation of Egyptair into Star Alliance in July 2008 the airport has the potential to be a major hub with its positioning between Africa, the Middle East and Europe (especially with facilities for the A380).
In 2008, the airport served 14,360,175 passengers (+14.2% vs. 2007) and handled just over 138,000 aircraft movements (+12.4% vs. 2007). Of the top 100 airports in the world, CAI reported the highest growth rate of any airport in 2008.
The airport has three terminals with a third (and largest) opened on 27 April 2009. A fourth runway is currently under construction (opens late 2010) and a single cargo terminal (new cargo terminal is expected to go into operation in 2011). Runway 05L/23R is 3,300m long, 05C/23C has a length of 4,000m and 16/34 is 3,180m (all of the runways are 60m wide).
Terminal 1
The terminal facilities include Departure Hall 1, International Hall 3, and Hall 4 for Private & Non-commercial Aircraft Services. As part of the recent upgrading and facility improvement scheme, the CAA demolished the old hall 3, previously used for domestic arrivals and departures, to reconstruct a new hall to be used for international arrivals. Terminal 1 is locally known as the "Old Airport," although its facilities were recently given a complete overhaul and are newer than those of Terminal 2, which is still known as the "New Airport."
Terminal 1 is used by several Middle Eastern airlines, and an increasing number of other foreign carriers, such Air France and KLM.Terminal 1 has 12 gates. The bus brings you from the gate to the plane.
A new shopping mall called the 'AirMall' has been built near Terminal 1's New International Arrival Hall 3.
As of 2009 the façade of the terminal was being upgraded. The cladding which includes the landside facades of the terminal, the water tower and CAC's administration buildings. A Study on reorganizing the departure and arrival Halls is ongoing as well as the feasibility study to include a number of contact stands to improve the service and comfort levels to the passengers.
Terminal 2
Terminal 2 was inaugurated in 1986. It serves primarily European and Far Eastern airlines, airlines from the Persian Gulf region, and sub-Saharan Africa.
The architecture of the terminal building limits the possibility of expansion. There is significant congestion when more than 3 flights check in simultaneously, or more than 2 planes arrive at the same time. The terminal itself has 7 boarding gates.
In April 2009 a new exclusive lounge opened in the Departure area of Terminal 2 . The Exclusive lounge is a small world of its own and includes a separate VIP entrance guarantying privacy away from the general public and offers an impressive setting for departures.
In July 2008 the Cairo Airport Company (CAC) said it would allocate $400 million to develop the airport's Terminal 2. The move is meant to increase the terminal capacity from 3 million passengers to 7.5 million annually. The entire terminal's "look & feel" will improve dramatically once the renovation works are completed. Upgrade of Terminal 2 shall include a modernization of the 20 years old facility to reach the same level of service as the new Terminal 3 since both terminals will be operated "under one roof" in the near future.
NACO/ECG were assigned to prepare three different scenarios for Terminal 2’s re-development and the draft report was submitted in April 2008. The detailed design for T2 is ongoing. The project which will take 36 months to complete will double the capacity of T2 to around 7.5 million passengers and double the number of gates from 7 to 14 (and an additional 5 remote stands). It will include larger and more modern retail areas and will also include Airbus A380 gates. Upon completion in 2013 the passengers can expect a highly enhanced modern designed terminal offering international standard service levels and more passengers' convenience to include a large and appealing retail area and lounges.
As an interim measure several carriers operating from the terminal will briefly relocate to Terminal 1 while the terminal is renovated.
Terminal 2 is going to close in 2010.
Terminal 3
Terminal 3 opened for commercial operations on 27 April 2009. The facility is twice as large as the current two terminal buildings combined, with the capacity to handle 11 million passengers annually (6m international & 5m domestic) once the first phase is completed. It is located adjacent to Terminal 2, and the two terminals will initially be connected by a bridge. Access roads have already been redesigned, and the parking lots relocated.
With its hub at the airport EgyptAir's operations were overhauled with the full transfer of its operations (international and domestic) into the state of the art terminal between 27 April and 15 June 2009. To implement the Star Alliance “Move Under One Roof” concept.
All Star Alliance airlines serving Cairo Airport are located at Terminal 3.
The new terminal includes:
Two piers of extendable capacity and gates facilities serving domestic and international traffic, handled through contact and remote. The main building and the piers are connected by concourses. Two of the gates will be equipped to handle the Airbus A380 aircraft. Provisions for a third pier are currently in the planning stages.
Terminal 3 has 23 gates (2 gates for the A380), 6 check-in islands consisting of 110 check-in counters, 76 emigration and immigration counters , 52 contact & remote aircraft parking stands , 7 baggage carousels, 63 elevators, 50 moving walkways and 51 escalators.
Retails space covers over 6,000m2.
Land side works including bridges and fly-over serving the traffic to and from the terminal building, surface car park areas (multi-story parking garage capable of holding more than 3,000 cars), a new access road connecting the airport with the Autostrad road (Cairo ring road) and upgrading the access roads.
Other developments
A luxury 350-room five-star Le Meridien hotel is to be built in front the new Terminal 3 for completion in 2011/2012. The hotel will be linked to the terminal by a skyway that is also equipped with moving walkway.
Construction of a new fourth 4,000m runway for completion in late 2010, south of the existing airfield.
The opening of a new 120m 'lotus-shaped' ATC Tower.
Construction of a multi-storey car park located in Terminal 2 for completion in June 2011.
Construction of a automated people mover (APM). The main station will be located between Terminals 2 and 3 and will become an integral part of the bridge connecting the two terminals. The 1.8km track is expected to go into operation by mid-2011 and will link Terminal 1, the Air Mall, the multi-storey car park and Terminals 2 and 3.
Continued upgrade of the landside façade of Terminal 1.
The Cairo Cargo City (CCC) will provide state of the art facilities to support the growth in cargo traffic through the airport.
Expanding the Cairo Metro to serve the airport. The new line, which is in an advanced stage of execution, will link the airport at one end, and Mohandessin (in Giza), at the other. It is expected to be operational by 2012.
Development of real estate and the 'Oasis Project' which entails a business park with company headquarters and regional offices.
Nearby commercial and entertainment centers, to be built on 2.8 million square meters of land, will include a theme park, several shopping malls and 18 cinemas, at a total cost of LE950 million.
