(PRWEB) August 06, 2012Planning and development on the extension started back in October 2011 and was completed in time for the unveiling last week.
£3.2 Million pound was invested into the project which was decided was a necessary addition to the north east airport.
The main reasoning behind building the new, three storey section of, terminal was to add an extra security contingent to the airport in an attempt to process customers quicker and ensure that they are not left hanging around unnecessarily for extended periods of time.
The amount of security lanes at Newcastle Airport’s main terminal is now 10, in which luggage is scanned and processed before access to the departure lounge is granted. This is double the amount there had previously been. Only time will tell if this means that customers will be processed twice as quickly. There is also an additional 5,242 square feet of security search accommodation, which means more people can be cleared through customs, at the same time, than ever before.
Faster security processing can only mean faster boarding times and increased passenger numbers and this is likely to directly affect Newcastle Airport Parking.
Newcastleairportparking.com provides passengers flying out of the best airport of its size in Europe with the cheapest parking options in and around the airport’s immediate vicinity. A number of parking options are available and all guarantee the best value and the best customer service, which is also something you will find in the new and original terminals.
An economic impact study carried out by York Aviation in May found that the airport supports over 7,500 jobs in the north east region and many more have been created with both the building and subsequent opening of the new terminal extension.
Work on the extension was carried out by a number of contractors. The main design and build was undertaken by BAM Construction Limited, while the architectural expertise came from local business Space Architecture, mechanical and electrical design was overseen by Desco, Waterman Structures was brought in to ensure the structure of the extension was sound and Hall and Partners were the construction design management team.
In order to ensure that as little disruption as possible was made to customers, travelling between October last year and now, the building work was done in a number of stages and finally completed mid-way through June.
The management at Airport parking shop and Manchester airport parking centre are said to be excited about how the terminal extension proves itself over the busy summer season.
Throughout the development the site’s immigration arrivals area was also redesigned, in partnership with the UK Border Agency, to speed up that aspect of security as well. There are now six presentation desks at immigration as opposed to the four that were in use prior to the upgrade.
All the latest technology is in use in the now extended terminal and stores are already noticing a small rise in sales, with people being processed through security quicker, they have more time to avail themselves of duty-free.
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