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Added on: 7th Jun 2014

 

HEATHROW’S SHINY NEW QUEEN’S TERMINAL

 

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Heathrow's new terminal cost £2.5 billion to build and covers

25,000 square metres. 26 airlines will operate out of it. The new terminal

has 60 check-in gates and 66 self-check-in kiosks, 29 security lanes,

33 shops, 17 restaurants (including Heston Blumenthal’s newbie),

7,000 seats, 634 toilets and one huge sculpture. Over 15 million

passengers are expected to pass through it every year.

Designed by Luis Vidal, Terminal 2, or the Queen’s Terminal as it

will officially be known, is a hi-tech affair, thanks to high levels of insulation,

LED and passive lighting. The building will produce 40 per less cent carbon

dioxide than the old terminal, and large north-facing windows and

solar panels will reduce the need for artificial lighting without generating

excess heat. Heating will be produced by the terminal’s very own energy centre.

 

 

ARGYLE INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT, ST VINCENT, CARIBBEAN

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The beautiful islands of St Vincent and the Grenadines will become

significantly more accessible thanks to a brand new airport on the island

of St Vincent, which will allow international visitors to fly straight to the island,

instead of travelling via Barbados. Construction costs have so far reached

£143 million and companies from Taiwan, Turkey, Cuba and

Iran have all helped out.

 

 

BERLIN BRANDENBURG AIRPORT, BERLIN, GERMANY

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Berlin Brandenburg is intended as a replacement for both Berlin Schönefeld

and Berlin Tegel airports. It will become the third busiest airport in Germany

when it opens, although it's also been subject to numerous delays – it

was initially due to open in 2010 but will now open in 2016. Two entire villages

were cleared to make way for the airport, which will be located 11 miles

south of the city centre, which will become the new hub for Air Berlin.

 

 

CHATRAPATI SHIVAJI INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT,

MUMBAI, INDIA

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The opening of the new terminal two at Chatrapati Shivaji International Airport 

increased the size of the airport by three million square metres, and

increased passenger capacity to 40 million per year. It's one of the more

beautiful places to wait to board a plane, thanks to open air pavilions

inspired by traditional Indian architecture, a ceiling designed to resemble a

peacock's tail and the use of stained glass to create a colourful, light-filled space.

 

 

WORLD CENTRAL AIRPORT DUBAI, DUBAI, UAE

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Although this airport is officially open, construction is ongoing, with the aim of

making it the world's largest airport, or, in the words of the team behind it,

‘the world’s first purpose-built aerotropolis.’ (Of course, this is Dubai.)

It was initially designed with a passenger capacity of 120 million but there are

now plans to increase this to 200 million by 2020.

The first planes took off from the airport late last year.

 

 

HAMAD INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT, DOHA, QATAR

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When fully completed, this enormous airport, will occupy 29 square kilometres

(a third of the size of Doha) and will have cost over £8 billion to build.

It has an annual passenger capacity of 50 million and there are exhibition

spaces for art exhibitions, a mosque and a terminal solely for the use of VIPS,

designed in the shape of an Arabian sailboat.

 

 

V. C. BIRD INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT, ANTIGUA AND BARBUDA

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Antigua and Barbuda is another slice of the Caribbean which will soon become a

little more accessible thanks to the expansion of the island's main airport.

The original building was constructed in 1942 by the US army, but in 1949 the

airport was turned over to the government of Antigua and Barbuda.

The new terminal, which will open in autumn 2014 and is being built by a

Chinese construction firm, will allow more international passengers to fly directly to

Antigua and Barbuda rather than via Barbados.

 

 

MIDFIELD TERMINAL, ABU DHABI, UAE

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Due for completion in 2017, the Midfield Terminal will increase passenger

capacity of Abu Dhabi's International Airport to 30 million a year and

will become the new home of Etihad Airways. The new terminal is part of

the government's Plan Abu Dhabi 2030, which aims to increase visitor

numbers to the region. The terminal will become one of the largest in the

Middle East, with a ceiling taller than the Emirates Palace and

enough space for three football pitches.

 

 

SIKHUPHE INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT, SWAZILAND  

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At the moment, getting to Swaziland involves several hops, with the

final destination being Matsapha airport, which caters mainly to small

regional airlines. The new airport will handle up to 300,000 passengers a year,

and is part of King Mswati III’s so-called millennium project, which was

created to enhance Swaziland's position as a tourist destination – the region is

a gateway to Victoria Falls, Maputo, the Kruger National Park and KwaZulu-Natal

game reserves. The airport is expected to open next year.

 


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