Fraport's revamp plans for the 14 ‘Gateways of Greek Tourism’

Once Fraport Greece takes over operations before the launch of the summer season, immediate actions at all airports will include general clean-up; improving lighting, marking of airside areas; upgrading sanitary facilities; enhancing services and offering new free Internet connection (WiFi); and implementing works to improve fire safety in all the areas of the airports.By 2021, Fraport Greece will have invested a minimum of 330 million euros for development works at the airports. During the 40-year concession period the company will implement additional maintenance and upgrading works, as well as capacity expansions (dependent on traffic growth) — resulting in possible total investments of some 1 billion euros (including the minimum 330 million infrastructure investment in the initial phase).

“The above projects are expected to improve the travel experience for passengers at the airports, until the major works are completed in 2021,” the company said in an announcement.

Works at the 14 “gateways of Greek tourism”

The significant improvements for increasing the total capacity of the airports and the quality of services also include increasing the number of check-in counters from 213 to 297, (+23 percent), the number of security-check lanes from 44 to 84 (+47 percent), the number of departure gates from 103 to 147 (+30 percent), and the number of aircraft parking stands from 115 to 150 (+23 percent).Fraport Greece’s major development works to be implemented during the first four years of the concession period include building five new passenger terminals — at the airports inThessaloniki, Corfu,Kefalonia, Kos, andMytilini (Lesvos) — and modifications at other airports. This will result in an increase of 100,000 m2 in terminal size at the 14 airports, reaching a combined total 300,000 m2.

Refurbishment projects at the 14 airports will be implemented for all 15 runways, the existing terminals(200,000 m2 in total), sanitary facilities (10,000 m2 in total), 14 fire stations, airport apron areas, and 100 diesel generators.Baggage screening systemsfeaturing the latest technology (inline system) will be installed at all of the airports.

An important element of Fraport Greece’s new era for the 14 gateways is to renew and modernize the external and internal image of the airports. “Indeed, the neat and, in some cases new, architectural designs will offer a new image at these 14 ‘gateways of Greek tourism’ – thus creating a pleasant travel experience to millions of passengers every year,” Fraport Greece said.

The following summarizes the enhancement changes that will be implemented per airport (in alphabetical order) under Fraport Greece’s investment plan until 2021:

Aktion Airport (PVK)

• Terminal expansion by 2,381 m2 and refurbishment
• HBS inline screening
• Reorganizing airport apron area
• Refurbishing airside pavement
• 75 percent increase in the number of check-in counters (from 8 to 14)
• 60 percent increase in the number of departure gates (from 5 to 8)
• Doubling the number of security-check lanes (from 2 to 4)

Chania Airport (CHQ) – Crete

• Rearranging the terminal’s internal utilization
• Rearranging the departure gate lounge
• Expanding the security control area
• HBS (Hold Baggage Screening Systems) inline screening
• Expanding the waste water treatment plant or connection to municipal service
• Reorganizing the apron area
• Refurbishing the airside pavement
• 25 percent increase in the number of departure gates (from 8 to 10)
• Doubling the number of security-check lanes (from 4 to 8)

Corfu Airport (CFU)

• New terminal
• Expanding terminal by 10,294 m2 and remodeling current terminal
• HBS (Hold Baggage Screening Systems) inline screening
• Refurbishing and upgrading the fire station
• Reorganizing airport apron area
• Refurbishing airside pavement
• 27 percent increase in the number of Check-in Stations (from 22 to 28)
• 33 percent increase in the number of departure gates (from 9 to 12)
• 33 percent increase in the number of security-check lanes (from 6 to 8)

Kavala Airport (KVA)

• Terminal expansion by 2,029 m2
• Remodeling the current terminal
• HBS inline screening
• Refurbishing and expanding the fire station
• Expanding the waste water treatment plant or connection to municipal service
• Reorganizing the airport apron area
• Refurbishing the airside pavement
• 20 percent increase in the number of check-in counters (from 8 to 10)

Kefalonia Airport (EFL)

• New terminal
• HBS (Hold Baggage Screening Systems) inline screening
• Relocating the waste water treatment plant
• Reorganizing the airport apron area
• Refurbishing airside pavement
• 71 percent increase in the number of check-in counters (from 7 to 12)
• 100 percent increase in the number of departure gates (from 3 to 6)
• Doubling the number of security-check lanes (from 2 to 4)