Cork Airport’s most significant capital investment plans in almost a quarter of a century will commence this month as Cork based PJ Hegarty have been awarded the contract for the construction of a new mezzanine floor within the terminal building. Work on the construction of the new floor is expected to commence this month. Once completed, the new mezzanine floor will house Cork Airport’s expanded security screening area and a larger executive lounge. This marks the first phase of daa Group’s €200 million capital investment in Cork Airport.
Cork Airport Managing Director, Niall MacCarthy said “We are delighted to be working with PJ Hegarty, a respected Irish construction company on this important first step in our terminal development. Airports are long-term national assets and it’s vital that we plan and invest in infrastructure for future decades. This project will support jobs, tourism and the wider economy in the South of Ireland. As with our runway reconstruction in 2021, we will deliver this on-time and within budget while keeping disruption to a minimum. When complete, passengers will enjoy an even better experience in a terminal we can all be very proud of.”
PJ Hegarty Southern Region Operations Director, Maurice Killeen, said “We are delighted to have been awarded this significant contract by daa, which will further enhance the facilities in Cork Airport and its’ growing reputation as a transport hub of choice. 2025 marks the 100-year anniversary of our founding in Cork and it is very appropriate that we continue to form new partnerships in the region with a client as progressive and ambitious as Cork Airport in our Centenary year.”
The new mezzanine floor will extend over the existing Arrivals concourse and feature a larger, state-of-the-art passenger security area equipped with the latest C3 EDS technology. Once completed, it will allow passengers to keep liquids, gels, pastes and large electronic items in their cabin baggage. A dedicated fast-track lane will also be added.
The reconfigured arrivals area will include new anti-passback doors, a brighter layout, a new café/bar and upgraded car hire facilities. This phase of the development will enhance the passenger experience and improve efficiency over the coming decade. The mezzanine will also accommodate a new executive lounge with 30% more capacity and an expanded Cork Airport Duty Free shop.
The Cork Airport Development Plan will facilitate the continued growth and expansion of Ireland’s second-largest airport to beyond 5 million passengers per annum in the years ahead. The key aspects of the plan include a new and larger duty-free shop; a new and larger executive lounge; the construction of additional boarding gates; the construction of a new solar farm; the extension of the existing car parks; the demolition of the old terminal and old control tower allowing the construction of a new pier with more boarding gates and aircraft parking stands.
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