Terminal 2 expansion soon

2 expansion projects for Belgrade Airport in 2011

The CEO of Belgrade Nikola Tesla Airport, Velimir Radosavljević, has said that with nearly 3 million passengers in 2010, Belgrade’s airport can expect large scale investment in 2011, Serbian media report. From January 1, Belgrade slashed its landing fees, which should attract more low cost airlines. According to the CEO, the airport will see an increase of at least 15% in 2011 compared to last year , passenger wise, most of which will come from low cost carriers. Wizz Air will open its base in Belgrade on April 1. “We are trying to create a free and fair market for everyone. No one has any special treatment and no one is discriminated against”. Radosavljević noted.

Two major investments are planned for the airport in 2011, the expansion of Terminal 2 and the expansion of the parking platform. “The most important investment in 2011 will be the expansion of the terminal which will increase passenger comfort and services. We have to be very careful not to disturb other traffic during the expansion. This is why we have divided the project into 14 phases. There will be 8 new gates added to the terminal and the new areas will be opened once each phase of the project is complete”, Radosavljvević explains. He added that the expansion of the parking platform, which will allow more airlines to use the parking area instead of the gates, has already begun. “We have already connected our two main platform areas. We will add another one stretching over the size of 2 football pitches”.