October 3 (SeeNews) – Bulgaria’s Burgas Airport, operated by Germany’s Fraport Group, has said it will close operations from October 31 to December 30 for an overhaul of taxiways, in which it plans to invest over 12 million levs ($6.88 million /6.1 million euro).
“The project includes a complete rehabilitation of 3,500 sq m of taxiway H, complete rehabilitation of taxiway A, as well as area adjacent to the runway holding point. During this period also the replacement of the control and monitoring system for airfield lighting and approach light equipment will be completed,” the airport said in a statement on Friday.
Taxiways A and H are the longest and most frequently used taxiways at Burgas airport and the project implementation is highly important for the smooth operation of the airport, which is a gateway to the Bulgarian Black Sea coast for millions of foreign tourists.
Project preparation activities not hindering normal operation are already taking place at the airport.
“The project implementation is crucial for the development of the airport and the entire region as a centre for business activities and further development of the tourism industry,” according to the statement .
The project was initiated last year with the preparation of a feasibility study carried out by the Germany’s Spiekermann GmbH – Consulting Engineers.
Passenger traffic at Burgas Airport grew 22.3% year-on-year in the first eight months of 2016, reaching 2.4 million, Fraport said earlier this month
Fraport Twin Star Airport Management, a 60/40 joint venture of Fraport and Bulgarian company BM Star, won a 35-year concession to manage Burgas Airport in 2006.
(1 euro = 1.95583 levs)
