Simferopol Airport to go through reconstruction
Crimea's Simferopol Airport is planning to double it's areaby May 2015. As of now, it makes up 10 thousand sq. m. The reconstruction of the terminal complex begins in early November. This issue was discussed during the meeting of the Council of Ministers of the Republic of Crimea. The reconstruction works, which should lead to 50% increase of the traffic capacity, are planned to be finished by summer 2015.
This year around 2.4 million passengers have used the airport to visit Crimea; it is twice as much as in the previous year. It has become a reality thanks to a recent reconstruction of the airport, which took place in spring and resulted in it's ability to process 30 thousand passengers per day. According to the airport management, more than 30 airlines operate scheduled services to and from Simferopol. The volume of cargo traffic has increased by 80%. The airports’ profits made up 1.9 billion roubles this year, which is four times as much as last year.