Basic Element opens first key Sochi 2014 Olympic facility, Basel Aero - Базэл Аэро
Release Date: 2010-09-16
Basic Element holds official opening of the new terminal complex at Sochi International Airport on September 16. This state-of-the-art terminal is the first key facility to be commissioned for the Sochi 2014 Winter Olympics and is a crucial phase in preparing the airport for this major event, with Vnesheconombank looking to boost investment in the region.
The new terminal complex, which is already operating and handling passengers on both domestic and international flights, is equipped with the latest engineering systems and technological equipment, ensuring the highest degree of safety and comfort. Particular emphasis was put on ecology and resource efficiency when building the terminal.
Oleg Deripaska, Chief Executive Officer of Basic Element, said: "This is a major event not just for Basic Element as the investor and builder for the new airport terminal complex and several other Sochi 2014 Olympic sites, but also for the main Russian resort city of Sochi and the Krasnodar region, as a modern airport is a key element of the region's future prosperity. I would also like to emphasize the important role of our partners who made this project possible."
Dmitry Chernyshenko, President of the Sochi 2014 Organizing Committee, commented: "The new air gateway is what will give our guests - the tourists, athletes, official delegations and spectators from all over the world - their first impressions of the Olympic city of Sochi. The atmosphere that reigns in the city during the Games will also go some way to determine how good these impressions are."
The new terminal boosts Sochi airport's passenger throughput capacity from 900 to 1,600 passengers per hour. By 2012, as soon as the airport finger with its ten telescopic gangways is completed, the airport will be able to handle up to 2,500 passengers per hour, rising, in time for the Olympics, to a capacity of 3,800 passengers per hour, according to International Olympic Committee's requirements.
Overall investment in the airport terminal reached 6.2 billion rubles, with Vnesheconombank as the key lender.
| Type: | NORMAL |
| Company: | Basel Aero - Базэл Аэро |
| Country: | Russian Federation |