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Faro airport rehabilitation to be completed in April

Published on 16th April, 2012

Rehabilitation work at the Faro Airport will be completed sometime this month, according to airport officials. It will be remembered that on 24 October 2011, an overnight freak storm caused extensive damage to the roof of the terminal and the glass on the control tower; many portions of the terminal roof collapsed while the control tower glass shattered.

Officials reported one individual as severely injured and 4 slightly injured. Flights were subsequently disrupted while hundreds of passengers were stranded.

Workers were soon repairing the damage to these structures. The estimated rehabilitation cost for the check-in area was €700,000 with the arrivals area in the terminal estimated at €1.4 million upon completion.

According to Rui Olivera, the spokesperson for the national airport management company, ANA, the two areas will be fully operational by 24 April 2012. This date marks the start of the summer season under the International Air Transport Association (IATA) rules and regulations. Starting on said date, Faro Airport will experience a substantial increase in incoming flights from and outgoing flights to numerous destinations in Europe and Portugal.

Statistics gathered reveal that the Faro Airport, which is located 4 kilometers west of Faro, can accommodate 12 departures and 12 arrivals every hour. As of 2008, over 5.4 million passengers passed through the bustling airport on their way to places in and around Faro itself. Peak season lasts from March to October, months considered as the summer season in Portugal.

Rui Olivera also asserted that the ongoing rehabilitation work has not interfered with Faro Airport’s normal operations. He said that, “no passengers have been left stranded, plus Faro Airport also served as back-up for Huelva Airport (Spain) when that closed because of bad weather.” This was partly accomplished by designating a makeshift tent as the immigration and customs area while the airport’s arrival area was closed off for the meantime.

When the rehabilitation work is completed, Faro Airport is expected to accommodate 6 million passengers every year. There are 60 check-in gates, 36 boarding gates and 22 stands (16 are remote), which serve passengers from airlines including but not limited to British Airways, Easy Jet, Brussels Airlines, Lufthansa, Thomas Airways and Ryanair. Its busiest routes are flights for the United Kingdom, Ireland and Netherlands.

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