NEWS FLASH
Work on the expansion of Belgrade Nikola Tesla Airport is progressing with most of the work now concentrated on the addition of three new gates, along with three new airbridges and four additional aircraft parking stands. The project will expand the terminal, creating more space for passengers and improving passenger flow in both departure and arrival zones. Upon completion of this development cycle, the airport will feature a total of 36 gates. The airport is adding new gates to the C wing of the terminal building - C15, 16, 17 and 18. While C15 - C17 will feature airbridges, C18, unlike adjacent stands, will be a non-contact (remote) gate, meaning travellers will not use a passenger boarding bridge but will be transported to and from the terminal by bus. The stand is designed to accommodate Code C aircraft, with a maximum wingspan of 36 metres.
The project also includes the construction of the connecting section of Taxiway T, linking stand C18 to the broader taxiway system and de-icing platforms, development of new service roads to allow circulation of ground handling vehicles and equipment around the new gates, installation of a dedicated stormwater drainage system, including slot drains, underground piping, connections to the main stormwater collector and partial reconstruction of existing drainage infrastructure, installation of external lighting infrastructure, including 22-metre-high lighting masts equipped with LED floodlights, new power supply cables, control systems and obstacle lighting, as well as the construction of apron pavement structures, including reinforced concrete slabs and multi-layer aggregate foundations designed for aircraft load-bearing operations. As part of the upgrades, four new travelators will be installed inside the terminal, two in departures and two in arrivals.
Belgrade Airport will also introduce a new wide-body stand, E2A, for Code E aircraft in June. Located on an apron originally designed to accommodate four Code C aircraft, the upgrade will enable the handling of an additional two wide-body aircraft. This optimisation has been achieved through the implementation of MARS (Multiple Aircraft Ramp System) stands, enhancing operational efficiency without any capital expenditure.
Elsewhere in the terminal, the airport has completed the construction of a new duty free store, which is located in arrivals at the baggage claim area.
While most retail and food and beverage outlets within the terminal have been completed, several remain closed pending the necessary permits to commence operations. Meanwhile, construction has resumed on a new F&B outlet near gate A5, after works were halted last year due to a construction error by the contractor. According to existing project documentation, completion is scheduled for May 1.
Work is also ongoing on the construction of the Belgrade Airport railway station near the terminal building. Further details on the rail project can be found here.
Thanks for the update!
ReplyDeleteIt's criminal that those shops are still closed
ReplyDeleteBuilding without construction permit is criminal
DeleteIt is not related to construction permits, which the airport had for these outlets, rather it is related to operating permits, which is why they are still closed.
DeleteIs it true that it is virtually impossible to get operating permit before the terminal expansion building get its own?
DeleteReally interesting about the additional wide body stands. I guess the plan is to use it to handle wide body cargo planes?
ReplyDeleteSo it's not 3 new gates, but total 4 new gates? If I understood correctly.
ReplyDeleteFrom my point of view, C wing may use another 200-250 meters or about 6-8 new gates, until reach service road. That would be great for supporting Air Serbia's expansion. Then it would have to expand A wing towards cargo depot. Maybe they should think of moving cargo to other remote location across current position, in order to expand A wing more.
@14:09 If they continue with expansion of the C wing then they should also build a light railway to move passengers along that never-ending corridor. :)
DeleteIt's surely cheaper than to build completely new remote terminal and then connect it somehow. Travelators are perfectly fine, just in a lot of other airports around the world
DeleteWhy don’t they expand C wing on the other side, so that they would get something like a pier?
ReplyDeleteAlso @Admin do you know if they will replace the old bridges on A part.
From my understanding, the replacement of several older jet bridges at the A gates had been planned several years ago, however, the project was shelved due to high costs, with the existing bridges instead being repainted.
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DeleteStill... Victoria Secret is not open yet.. just strange. Does anybody know why?
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DeleteAny update on the opening of JU's new business lounge?
ReplyDeletehttps://www.exyuaviation.com/2026/04/air-serbia-to-push-ahead-with-expansion.html
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Are eGates, at least those at arrivals, ready to add capability to process passports from more countries? Flights to/from Canada are starting next month but unlike US and UK, Canada passports are still not eligible for eGates.
ReplyDeleteDo Canadian egates accept Serbian passports?
DeleteIs formal reciprocity required for eGates? Are all other countries accepted at Belgrade eGates also accepting Serbian passports at their eGates?
DeleteNo, but 98% of countries that can use egates in BEG do not require Serbian citizens a 2 month long visa application, 150 euros, mailing of passport outside the country for several weeks, and countless documents.
DeleteIf the reciprocity is not needed, then adding Canadian passports to eGates at BEG would mostly benefit passport staff at Belgrade airport. They would need less people to process 260 passengers after A330 arrival from Toronto. That passport control staff is paid by the GoS, so Serbia would benefit from it.
DeleteIt's not about picking a choosing countries. Certain agreements have to be in place to enable countries to collect biometric data from the other countries.
DeleteIf those agreements were made with UK, US and all other countries, how difficult can it be to add one more country? Addition of nonstop flights tend to increase passenger traffic between countries. Flights were announced more than six months ago. What other excuses are still out there?
DeleteYes it has been 6 months. I expect that Canadian government has already approved egate usage for Serbian passports.
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DeleteThat would be a question for Canadian authorities. We have already established reciprocity is not needed, and as topic of this news article is Belgrade Airport, it would be reasonable to focus on when will Serbian authorities allow use of eGates for Canadian passport at Belgrade Airport?
The capacity of eGates at BEG is actually quite limited. Regulations aside, if we are to allow everybody to use them then we need to have much more eGates than we have now. Being harassed at border crossings almost everywhere I prefer being selfish here. What I would like to see is that at all times there are enough police officers to keep all booths open if necessary, plus of course as many eGates as possible. This is one place where cost cutting on the government side is stupid. We should project a picture of a well organized and welcoming country and make the arrival pleasant for everybody. Yeah, I know, silly me for thinking like that...
DeleteIt's not even cost cutting, it's classic bolikurčina.
DeleteThey are still paying the same number of police officers in the airport, it's just that they between themselves choose how many booth will be open, while the rest of them scroll their phones in the offices.
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DeleteIt is now more than TWO YEARS since those shops are completed, but not yet opened.
ReplyDeleteThis is more than shameful and disturbing. How can it be taht for so long they cant open any of them?
The main airport of a country with such little retail and food options!
+1. I would really like to know who is responsible for this mess. This way it looks like a never-ending deadlock that nobody cares of solving. What is the airport doing about it? Passengers would certainly blame them first.
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DeleteThe road traffic at the airport these days is just a complete chaos. A few months ago they have put rubber posts at the right lane of the road so people wont park and now everybody just parks in the middle lane!? In the meantime, BELI is nowhere to be seen to regulate the situation. Also, kiss and fly in the peak hours cant work without any employee to be there. When somebody exceeds the time and doesnt now it until the gate, everybody get blocked and yet then everybody exceeds the time.
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