With this substantial sum emarked for expansion at LTN, (25% of which to be spent to complete Phase 1 by late 2007
I also read this, 25% of the total spend on phase 1 seems a lot of money seeing that it will only buy an extension to the existing terminal for a further 2m passengers, a pier, a new drop off area, 6 stands, a multi story car park and 2 strips of concrete for a full length parallel taxiway. Compare this to what is required in phase 2 including buying 300 hectors of land, a new runway, 3 parallel taxiways, a terminal, satellite piers, reception centre, apron, control tower, fire station, access tunnels under the runway and some sort of monorail which will link up with an expanded railway station.