Tatarstan President visits reconstructed terminal 1 at Kazan airport

On July 1 Tatarstan President Rustam Minnikhanov accompanied by Minister of Transport and Roads Lenar Safin, Mayor of Kazan Ilsur Metshin, Head of Laishevo region Mikhail Afanasiev, Director of Universiade Executive Office Vladimir Leonov inspected work of reconstructed terminal 1 at Kazan international airport.

The old terminal was reconstructed under modernization programme of Kazan “air gates” on the threshold of Universiade. Construction works started in June 2012 after opening new terminal 1A. External and internal design of the building were brought into accordance with new terminal, new state-of-the-art equipment was installed.

The old and new buildings are connected by a corridor and have access to Aeroexpress station. Total area of the terminal now makes 24 thousand m². The cost of reconstruction works made 1,3 bln rubles.

Passengers of domestic flights of Ak Bars Aero and UTair lines, and passengers flying to cities within the Volga Federal Districts now fly from new terminal 1.

Today Tatarstan President looked over reconstructed terminal, domestic and international flight zones and waiting room.