NEWS FLASH
The construction of Zagreb Airport's new terminal building is nearing completion, with the finishing touches currently being carried out inside the multi million euro facility. The construction and installation of the new baggage handling system has been completed, as well as the installation of new check-in desks and counters. By the end of June, the terminal will have a new security and CCTV system put into place. The commissioning phase, where all the equipment systems needed to operate the entire building are put through a series of rigorous testing procedures before it can be occupied, will take place in December 2016 and January 2017, prior to the planned opening in March 2017. The General Manager of Zagreb Airport, Jacques Feron, recently said, "We are currently in talks with a number of airlines to introduce new routes, which is one of the ways we are preparing to transition into a new phase of our business operations, which will begin with the opening of the new terminal". He added, "Terminal construction is progressing at an excellent pace and is in line with our plans to complete work on the building by the end of the year, after which we will commence the testing phase and prepare for the grand opening in the spring of next year". The new terminal, valued at 313 million euros, stretches over 65.000 square metres and is spaced out onto four levels. The first two will be used for arrivals, while the other two for departures. It will have the capacity to handle five million passengers per year, which will increase to eight million in subsequent phases when the need to expand the building arises. Click photos to enlarge.
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What is the final price?
When it comes to airports, things are better and maybe less corrupt, but far from perfect. Just compare the original plan for the new Zagreb terminal and terms under which the French led consortium won the concession and what we have today - a big difference. Not to mention that they did not meet all the requirements for the concession in the first place. But at least we the tax payers won't have a new loan to pay for (or at least I hope so. Don't know what is says in the concession agreement and all the annexes to it).
The only project that won't give you a headache when you think about it is the new Dubrovnik terminal being mostly financed through EU funds - the best kind of financing :)
if i see how many Austrians travel to Istria nowadays just because its only a couple hours drive.
Hotels I think is mostly private investment or what is suncani Hvar hotels, Adriatic Luxury Hotel group etc?
In regards to hotels Croatia has done an awesome job, I follow constructions and its quite impressive what has been done lately. And it pays off. Each year more tourists. I will spend twice my vacation this week in Croatia. I also check your webpages or the Brochures, Croatia has not only invested good it also promotes itself very good. For exampe Tip Travel magazine, published every 2 months in 3 languages. For us German speakers we hve each year the Istrien and Kvarner Magazin with terrific tipps and addresses of olive wine producers, restaurants. Nicely illustrated with good photo quality
www.istra.hr is a 1A website incl their brochures
i know not everything is perfect, Croatia has plenty of problems, but in regards of infrastructure and promotion, you can be proud of whats been done
I am always happy to board or leave the aircraft in HAJ - simple -but very pretty- glass jetways!! Something to be copied!
This is also why I really do not understand "financial experts" who discuss over and over about whether JU had a profit of $4 mil. or a loss of $16 mil. - making the other state run company very profitable at the same time, so money is there anyway - and not take into account the interest behing redistributing that profit for the sake of building something bigger.
Jetways at AMS do not have airconditioning, precisely because of your weather :) Airports that get somewhat warmer temperatures are usually equipped with airconditioning and are perfectly comfortable.
At BEG, old jetways (with metal on the outside) are very hot during summer, as they do not have any kind of ventilation; on the other hand, new glass jetways are proprely chilled :)