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Old 30th Sep 2012, 10:32
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It's supposed to go northwards first over the cargo area then southwards over the old terminal.

Realistically, this is a long time away. IIRC The northwards extension was supposed to be started when passenger numbers went over 4 million and southwards at 5.5 million. Projections for passenger growth when the plan was drawn up saw 4 million this year and we can see we are a long way short of that.

Still, it's probably best not to build something on the site of the old terminal that ends up being demolished after 15 years.

In terms of passenger focussed developments, the only thing really needed in the short term at the airport is an improvement in the facilities for coaches, as they currently clog up the passenger drop off area. For that, you could just take a bit of the long-term car park in front of the old terminal as it's never even close to full.

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