Airport Development

Current Development Works

Belfast International Airport is currently undergoing a £10 million development project that will give the airport a facelift and aims to update and improve facilities throughout the terminal.

Work on the privately-funded project is well underway with the first two phases having already been completed.  The initial phase involved the relocation of central security search to the departures concourse, a move designed to speed up passengers' journeys through the airport.

The second phase is the new link which is a glass-fronted building, the height of two double decker buses and big enough to host a five-a-side football match.  This building at the front of the terminal accommodates lifts, stairs and escalators to reach the departures concourse. 

This will be followed by a reconfiguration of the duty free area, creating space for over 20 retail, food and beverage outlets.

The development is scheduled to be complete by summer 2010 and brings to over £35 million the total amount invested in the airport in the last five years as part of an ongoing commitment to transform the look and feel of the airport and enhance customer experience.

The redesign will make the airport more user-friendly by easing passenger flow from check-in to departure gates, and also significantly improve the retail and catering offer.

These plans to improve the terminal building will transform Belfast International Airport and will create modern, spacious and service-focused facilities designed to make the airport easy and convenient to use.

For photographs showing the progress to date please click here.