The new terminal will double the airport’s transport capacity, said Romanian Transport Minister Anca Boagiu, while on a visit of the airport.
The terminal will have an area of 19,600 square meters, 52 check-in desks and eight gates.
CNAB, the company in charge of Bucharest’s airports – Otopeni and Baneasa -, reported a traffic of 3.44 million passengers in the first half of 2011, up 8.2% on the year, and estimates the year’s total traffic will be up to 7.43 million passengers, a 6% increase compared with 2010.