The new passenger terminal of the Oradea Airport, an investment of 40 million euros with European funds, opened its gates on Saturday
The two new terminal buildings, which were mainly arranged on the ground floor, but also, in part, on the first floor/mezzanine, cover a four times larger surface than the old terminal, i.e. 12,900. square metres and serve departures and arrivals at the airport, respectively, with six gates boarding, three for Schengen destinations, three for non-Schengen.
According to the general manager of the Airport, Razvan Horga, there are modular reserves for capacity adjustment, depending on needs.
In addition to the four Schengen/non-Schengen departures, Schengen/non-Schengen arrivals flows, sized for 400 passengers/hour each, there are playrooms for children, rooms for mother and child, toilets, soundproof telephone booths, business lounges, commercial spaces (to be serviced), offices for the management, handling, security staff, and for representatives of the institutions with control attributions: Border Police, SRI and Customs.
Passengers have the opportunity to quickly register their luggage, with the help of the seven automatic self-check-in machines, but also in the classic way.
The open spaces inside have been partitioned with transparent glass walls for easy orientation. The seats in the waiting rooms were equipped with electrical outlets and USB plugs, among other equipment, such as multifunctional machines, for parking, taxi, and even defibrillators were placed in case of medical emergencies.
The Oradea Airport has increased its energy efficiency by implementing a floor heating system using geothermal water and a 1.3 MW photovoltaic power plant on the roof.
The actual construction works were started in June 2022 and carried out with consistent efforts to meet the final deadline of December 31, 2023.
The investments also included the expansion of the concrete surfaces in front of the terminal to facilitate the access of passengers, staff and airport equipment, the expansion of the access road and the construction of the parking lot (capacity of 320 places, with 10 sources for charging electric cars), the purchase of equipment for defrosting for periods with low temperatures and other related works.
The first passengers to use the new terminal will land on Saturday with a HiSky charter flight from Hurghada, Egypt, at 4:30 pm, which will return to the same destination at 5:10 pm.
Regarding the flight situation, general manager Razvan Horga stated that the airport has summer flights to five destinations in Romania. As of June 3, the Oradea airport will be connected to the global air transport network using the hub of the Polish national company LOT for the performance of four weekly flights Oradea – Warsaw, from where passengers will be able to continue their journeys, with a single ticket and very short connections to airports in Europe, North America, Asia and the Middle East.
Also, the HiSky company will operate, from October at the latest, flights to London, three a week and another five new domestic flights Oradea – Bucharest, supplementing the Tarom offer. In addition, Horga stated, the AnimaWings airline has also signed up for the Oradea-Bucharest and return route, which has put tickets on sale from the second half of September.
AGERPRES
