ACI World AIRPORT DEVELOPMENT NEWS

Issue 02 – 2012
ACI World AIRPORT DEVELOPMENT NEWS
A service provided by ACI World in cooperation with Momberger Airport Information www.mombergerairport.info
Editor & Publisher: Martin Lamprecht martin@mombergerairport.info / Founding Editor & Publisher: Manfred Momberger
Chris Woodruff says the Southern Precinct project will be a significant boost to the Victorian economy
during its construction and operation. “While domestic aviation has been through a challenging period,
this investment is a significant vote of confidence in the future of Melbourne Airport as Victoria’s
gateway,” he said. “In addition to the economic and employment benefits created during the construction
period, this project will deliver on-going benefits to Melbourne and Victoria, by facilitating the growth of
airlines, including the basing of additional aircraft in Melbourne and the introduction of new services.”
-- Phase 1 of the project has an estimated cost of up of to AUD 300 million. If approved, construction is
proposed to start in October 2012.The new terminal facility will be open by July 2014.
New Zealand: Auckland International Airport is planning to increase its international capacity
and upgrade its domestic terminal. Its CEO Simon Moutter reportedly told company shareholders at
the airport’s annual general meeting that upgrades were needed to the domestic terminal, which he
described as “under pressure”. “The domestic terminal today has run its course and is in need of
significant replacing activity. We will be trying to use that opportunity to create a genuine airport of the
future,” Moutter said. According to press reports, the introduction of direct flights from China in 2011 and
an increasing number of flights between Auckland and Singapore had increased passenger numbers to
13.8 million in 2011. The airport is now said to be placing more emphasis on growth outside the
traditional airport revenue of passenger and freight transfer by introducing new technologies to enhance
the passenger’s journey. Moutter said implementing new technologies such as the time-saving SmartGate
electronic passport processing and a service to address any problems with restrooms by summoning a
cleaner or plumber had been well received.
WESTERN ASIA
Kuwait: The Government of Kuwait will spend USD 6 billion to almost double the number of
passengers its international airport is able to handle by the end of 2016, the head of the
country’s aviation regulator said. Work will begin in 2012 on adding a terminal and renovating
infrastructure to raise capacity to 13 million passengers, according to Civil Aviation President Fawaz
Abdul-Aziz al-Farah. The airport, built to handle 7 million travellers a year, received 8.5 million in 2011,
and the figure may exceed 9 million this year. Kuwait International Airport’s capacity may be expanded to
25 million passengers by 2025 and 50 million by 2035, Al-Farah said. The Emirate’s main carriers are
Jazeera Airways, a low-cost operator, and state-owned Kuwait Airways. -- The expansion is part of
Kuwait’s USD 111 billion four-year development plan announced in February 2010 to build a
subway and rail network, expand the airport, and construct power stations, hospitals, roads, and a port
for the nation of 3.7 million people.
Saudi Arabia: Construction work to triple capacity at Riyadh’s ‘King Khaled International
Airport’ is expected to start in November 2012, and the project is to be completed by 2015,
according to the General Authority for Civil Aviation (GACA). “The expansion will include construction of a
new terminal, Terminal 5, which will start within six months and is expected to be complete by November
2013 and an expansion and upgrade of existing Terminals 3 and 4, which are currently in the design
phase,” spokesman Khalid al-Khaibary said. GACA has issued a request for proposals for the design and
project management packages on T3 and T4, with proposals expected by mid-June 2012. Construction on
those terminals is expected to start in 2013 and be completed by the end of 2015, Al Khaibary added.
The Government is planning multi-billion dollar projects to expand capacity in the face of
rising demand at 27 airports, including Riyadh. Traffic through the capital’s airport, which was
designed to process 9 million passengers a year, has reached around 15 million passengers annually.
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