Building Work Has Commenced On Ncl

[Britannia]

Building work has started on the aiport. One of the taxiways has been closed to make way for a crane and scaffolding is being put up. :D :ok: :D :ok:

[10 DME ARC]

Britannia

The building work on the terminal has been going on now since October and is now really starting to show with the prefabricated steel sections being lifted on. The taxiway and stand closures are normal remedial work, which needs to be done over the winter.
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[johnwalton]

The building work is due to be finished by the end of April. The first phase has already opened inside the terminal building.

[Britannia]

prefabricated steel sections being lifted on.

Silly question but what are these for?:8

[Stud3]

Just to clear up the post, there are presently no taxiways closed, only a section of the apron from the side of stand 6, round to stand 9 due WIP. Bit awkward when landing runway 07 for aircraft on stands 1-6 as if they cant backtrack along 07, they have to vacate on charlie/delta, round delta taxiway, back onto the runway at bravo and then finally vacate at Alpha to the stands.

The Crane is, or has been for the past few weeks been on the terminal side of stand 3 and the only bit closed is the road for ground vehicles which goes under the pier just as it sticks out.



Just out of curiosity, does the airport pick up any costsfor delays? Handling agents dont as they're only responsible for delays when a/c pull onto stand and until they pushback. However, a ryanair waited at least 10mins a few day ago to backtrack onto stand 2 along with 2 easyjets and a flybe? :\

[Britannia]

The Crane is, or has been for the past few weeks been on the terminal side of stand 3 and the only bit closed is the road for ground vehicles which goes under the pier just as it sticks out

What are they accualy doing to the outside of the terminal:confused:

[Stud3]

What are they accualy doing to the outside of the terminal

Well from what you can see airside, it would appear that level 3 is being extended from the new to the old terminal where the old viewing gallery used to be many years ago.

Its up on notices around the airport about the work thats going on, there's quite a detailed bit in the level 3 crew room but i havnt paid that much attention to it and it aint much use to the general public :8 ! Just hope they get the security search area made larger as the queues on a morning are shocking, and it isnt even summer yet!!!

[johnwalton]

from the Airport website:

Newcastle International has begun work on a £7 million project which will double the size of its departure lounge and transform airside shopping and food outlets.

Scheduled for completion by summer 2004, the terminal re-development programme is being rolled out in phases to ensure minimum disruption to passengers.

The development has been planned based on customer research calling for improved facilities, recognisable shops and better catering.

Key features are:

- a glazed extension of the departure lounge flooding the area with natural light and offering exciting views of the airfield
- a new food village, Burger King, Café Ritazza coffee shop, a new pub and a Bar de Voyageur
- new retail outlets including Tie Rack, Claires Accessories, and a mini-department store offering well known sports, gift and confectionary brands
- a Dixons tax free store, which will be a first for an airport of Newcastle International's size
- a new Duty and Tax free store
- New communications centre with internet access, business facilities and wireless technology
- Children's soft play area
- Arcade games area with simulator rides
- Health area offering massages, tanning and nail treatments


The airport's security search area will also double in size, enabling passengers to pass through faster and more efficiently.

Newcastle Airport management has taken a ground-breaking approach to planning capacity for the development. Airports are traditionally planned around passenger occupancy per square metre, but for the first time in the world of aviation, Newcastle has adopted a concept known as "dynamic capacity" used in retail outlets such as IKEA and Marks & Spencer.

The concept looks closely at how people move within an area, and the fact that they are not evenly dispersed. A restaurant which seats100 for example, in reality may only accommodate 60 at once because two people travelling together will occupy a table which seats four.

"Our aim is to deliver a more efficient and comfortable flying experience by creating a more spacious departure lounge offering entertainment and greater choice of catering, " said Mike Luddy, commercial director, Newcastle International. "By delivering great customer service and a wide range of quality facilities passengers should never need to travel from any other airport."