Falcon 666 wrote
Also the Pier intended to be built for the new 4 a/c stand by the MSCP and link to the South Stands is missing.
Is this now scrapped or is the intention to just bus them as is current?
Looks like the pier has gone. We have to remember LLAOL don't like spending money and it is them who would fund it.
Sounds like they now have no idea how to get passengers to the aircraft steps. From the consultation documents.
An increase in the number of departure gates (3 to 4 gates) is required to manage the growth in demand planned in Phase 1. A set of options have been explored to find the best solution which will be defined depending on how the demand in the peak evolves over the next few years. One option is to build a new bussing gate facility external to the existing building in order to operate the departures from the new aircraft stands. Other options provide additional departure gates within the existing terminal building by optimising and extending the use of some functions of the departure gate areas to the south.
• In addition to the proposed extensions to the existing terminal, various terminal areas would be remodelled to increase the capacity of the terminal within the current terminal footprint.
When the size of the phase one Terminal 1 increase to its footprint is taken into account it is tiny yet it is meant to handle an additional 3.5 million passengers.
As the photo shows, floor space can still just be seen so clearly there is excess capacity!
