Work begins on new passenger terminal at Thessaloniki Airport

German airport management company Fraport Greece has broken ground on the site of its new passenger terminal at Thessaloniki Airport in northern Greece. The new 34,000 sq m terminal is planned to be operational in two years. Fraport Greece, a subsidiary of Germany’s Fraport AG, is investing some E100m in a wide range of improvements at the airport that serves Greece’s second-largest city. It served 6.4m passengers in 2017. Along with the second terminal, which will stand adjacent to the existing structure, the revitalization program will include refurbishing the existing 24,000 sq m terminal and constructing a new fire station. Other enhancements will increase the airport’s operational capacity with the number of check-in desks rising almost 50%, a doubling of the number of security lanes, 75% more baggage delivery belts and a 50% increase in the number of terminal gates.<br/>