Nearing Completion: Faisalabad Airport’s Renovated Baggage Area Looks Fabulous

The upgradation and expansion of Faisalabad International Airport was announced in 2015. Though the other processes are on their way, the renovation of baggage area is almost complete and it looks fabulous. The renovation of the airport started in December 2015 and it has continued since then.

Areas Covered

Following changes were to be made under the upgradation process:

• Extension of the current passenger terminal
• Construction of a new cargo complex
• Extension & upgrades on the current runway to handle larger aircraft
• Construction of a new taxiway
• Renovation of the aircraft stands (apron)
• Renovation of the arrivals/departure/business class lounges
• Renovation of the airport approach road (including LED lighting)

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What’s Done

There are two international baggage claim belts that have been installed. One is operational already but is yet to be open to the public as it is going through testing phases.

State-of-the-art technologies are being installed at the airport. This includes a new scanner that will be used to scan the arriving baggage. Two plasma screens are also being instated to facilitate the passengers.

As per news from different sources, Turkish Airlines and Etihad Airways will start their operations once the upgradation process finishes. Flydubai and Air Arabia are among other companies that announced to increase their daily flights when the renovation project was announced.