Expansion at Bournemouth Airport given the go-ahead

Officials at Bournemouth Airport have been granted permission to go ahead with a £32 million proposal which includes the construction of a new international arrivals hall and departure lounge.

The proposal gained the support of the local Christchurch Borough Council in June but the final approval came only this week from the Government Office South West. Airport officials plan to begin work immediately.

Bournemouth Airports managing director, Peter Duffy said: This is an important milestone in the history of the airport. Now we can begin to deliver the vision we set out in our master plan and deliver an airport of which the region can be proud.

The expansion plans are in response to an estimated increase in passenger numbers. It's estimated that we will be handling three million passengers within ten years, so it's important that we start work as soon as possible," said Duffy.
In addition to the new lounges, the proposal also includes plans to build new parking stands for four to six jets the size of a Boeing 737. The airport will be developing the public transportation options to the airport, as well as improving car parking facilities. Officials also plan to develop an online service to enable people to track an aircraft's flight path.

Bournemouth airport currently handles 970,000 passengers a year although this number is expected to increase by at least three times by 2015.


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Jennifer Jones Editorial


19/07/2007


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