It is planned that the unfinished airport will be hall for VIP-persons. The existing airport in Almaty will soon reach its peak. Owners of “air harbor” plan to prepare for the increase in the passenger traffic by extending the capacity of the terminal. A new airport built, as the akim of Almaty, Akhmetzhan Yessimov says, will be reconstructed in the hall for VIP-persons. This is reported by the correspondent of Kapital.kz Business Portal.

“With regard to the construction of of the new airport, the owners of airports are changing. Sometimes, when the owners are changing, approaches are changing too. One started the construction of the new airport, but it has been during 5 years. Now they (the owners) have submitted their proposals to the city administration that if we extend the existing airport, then at least until 2025 the terminal and the airport will serve passengers “, the akim of Almaty said.

He noted that the project to extend the existing airport at Almaty is considered to be the most appropriate project by akimat.

“This year, passenger traffic is expected to be 4 million persons. Therefore, with the increase in passenger traffic they have presented, and we considered this project at the town-planning council. It is the most suitable and convenient”, Akhmetzhan Yessimov said.

Source: Kapital.kz Business Portal.