35 MLN USD ALREADY SPENT ON CONSTRUCTION OF ZVARTNOTS AIRPORT’S TERMINAL

Noyan Tapan News Agency, Armenia
Sept 12 2006

YEREVAN, SEPTEMBER 12, NOYAN TAPAN. 35 mln USD has been spent on the
construction of the arrival hall of Zvartnots International Airport’s
terminal. The arrival hall will operate starting September 14, the
airport director Juan Pablo Gechijian told reporters on September 12.

According to him, 63 mln USD is needed for the construction of
the 4-story terminal. According to him, the capacities of the new
terminal’s arrival hall are twice as much as those of the current
one. It can service 2 million passengers a year. Last year Zvartnots
serviced 1 mln 119 thousaned passengers.

J.P. Gechijian said that there are 12 "migration" tables in
the arrival hall and 6 tables for granting entry visas. All the
electric and mechanical equipment and the air conditioning system
are computer-run. The hall also has a heating system.

It is envisaged to put the terminal into operation in May 2007.