Kyiv to turn Zhuliany into city’s second international airport

Zhuliany city airport to go international with new terminal

KYIV, Dec. 28, 2009 (UBO/Ukrainian News) – With major construction to expand the capacities of Boryspil, Ukraine’s largest international airport, well underway, the city is adding further capacity to deal with expanding business and tourist travel by approving construction of a new international terminal and reconstruction of the existing passenger terminal of the Kyiv Airport, commonly known as Zhuliany.

The city’s planning and architecture department said today that the project has been drawn up by the Bureau of Investment Projects - Project Management Company (BIP-PM) that would expand the  gross area of the reconstructed terminal to 3,200 square meters. The total area of the new international terminal would be 12,000 square meters on two floors.

The construction footprint under the existing terminal is 0.34 hectare, and the construction footprint under the new terminal will be 0.61 hectare. The reconstructed terminal and the new terminal would each have a capacity of handling 320 passengers per hour.

BIP-PM has also drawn up a draft of the square near the airport, the parking facilities, and the complex development of the neighboring territory with the creation of a business center.

The draft envisages construction of hotel, commercial, office, and logistics infrastructure alongside entertainment facilities

The city planning council recommended that architects finalize the general plan of the new expanded passenger handling facilities and the infrastructure needed to handle additional aircraft traffic.

USUBC sees Zhuliany expansion as part of broader needs

"It is a positive sign the city of Kyiv is looking ahead regarding business and tourist travel.  However, it is important first to complete the ongoing construction at Boryspil, and second to be in close touch with those airlines serving Kyiv as to their future needs and take these into consideration. Then the third issue should be to consider what could be done practically and economically to expand the Zhuliany facility, said Morgan Williams, SigmaBleyzer, who serves as President of the U.S.-Ukraine Business Council (USUBC). 

Williams also stated, "The government of Ukraine needs to make sure the aviation safety problems outlined by the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) of the U.S. government, which have been stopping an increase in the number of non-stop flights between Ukraine and the United States since 2005, are resolved early in 2010. It is very important for international business and tourism travel for AeroSvit Ukrainian Airlines to increase the number of its non-stop flights to New York City and to be able to fly to Chicago, Los Angeles and Houston.  This is not possible under the present restrictions imposed on Ukraine by the FAA."