£12m extension for East Midlands Airport
MORE than £12m is to be spent on improving facilities for passengers at East Midlands Airport.
An extension will be built between the existing departures and arrivals buildings.
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It will mean a range of improvements for the 4.3 million passengers who use the airport every year, including:
Quicker times getting through security, with new lines able to cope with 190 people an hour rather than the existing 100 to 120.
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A new undercover area so that incoming passengers don't have to wait in the open air before going through passport control.
An enlarged retail area with new shops, restaurants and bars.
A new lounge for business travellers.
The main building at the airport is nearly 50 years old, although the departures area was expanded a decade ago. Building a brand new terminal is not unfeasible as it would cost around £100 million.
Airport general manager Tim McDermott said: "Over the years, the airport has developed with a number of significant projects, including an extension and the construction of a bus interchange.
"However, this is the first time in 17 years that the airport has made this level of investment in the terminal building.
"It is incredibly important that the airport continues to develop its facilities and services to meet both current and future market demands, improve the journey for its passengers and also adapt as the industry continues to evolve."
Plans for the 14,000 square foot extension received planning permission last week.
Work is expected to start in the near future and be completed towards the end of next year.
East Midlands Airport is the 12th-busiest in the UK and the second-busiest for freight traffic.
Comments
by colliinn
Monday, November 26 2012, 7:18PM
“Stop drop off and pick up charges, you must have a member of Nottingham city council advising you. Also please take a look at other airports because now days they have moving walkways. To get to gate 23/24/25 is a 15 minute walk from customs area then 200 yard walk to the plane sometimes in pouring rain,not very customer friendly.”
by smshogun
Monday, November 26 2012, 6:29PM
“This is welcome news as EMA is generally, a decent airport, and currently the second largest freight handling airport in the UK. Such an upgrade will ensure more waiting areas for passengers and more choice in services people may choose to use.”
by BLawrenson
Monday, November 26 2012, 4:38PM
“So they are going to spend approx £2.75 per passenger which I am sure will be more than covered by the extra income for all the new retail outlets etc and their unjustifiable "drop off" fees.”
by Crlton1
Monday, November 26 2012, 4:26PM
“Cliftonian – Of course the money will come from those who use the airport. This is how businesses operate. Did you think it would come from a money tree?”
by theCLIFTONION
Monday, November 26 2012, 3:27PM
“"More than £12 million is to be spent on improving facilities for passengers at EMA"
Forgive me for being cynical, but might that £12M just amount to the additional sum that EMA raises each year by doing away with the previous 10 minutes free drop-off time for passengers and replacing it with a charge on all cars approaching the Departures lounge. After all, these cars are doing no more than delivering much needed paying passengers to the airport.
The airport even has the nerve to fine car drivers (£60) who stop, even for a minute, to drop off passengers outside the official car park.
They're making many more enemies than friends by adopting such money-grabbing schemes.
So, c'mon, EMA. Wise up and treat your customers/passengers with some respect for a change, and not just as another cash-cow to be exploited over and over again!”
by Earl_Manvers
Monday, November 26 2012, 1:05PM
“I should like to propose that the East Midlands Airport applies for a grant towards a 14 mile extension to the runway. This would enable the complete integration with the tram, train and taxi facility at the train station.
Ideally, this will lead to job creation along the route and a world-class transport system to be envied.”
by BLawrenson
Monday, November 26 2012, 10:44AM
“Thank goodness something is to be done about the present arrival situation which resembles an old style cattle market. I feel ashamed everytime I see visitors from abroad having to use the unfriendly gateway to the East Midlands. It is a poor advert for what is otherwise a reasonably good airport.”
by SteveBasford
Monday, November 26 2012, 10:22AM
“Great, now all it needs are a couple of real airlines and some decent destinations......”
by Bingethink
Monday, November 26 2012, 9:48AM
“"Not unfeasible"?? Subs!”