{"id":26988,"date":"2018-07-26T11:50:15","date_gmt":"2018-07-26T10:50:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.theasiantoday.com\/?p=26988"},"modified":"2018-07-26T11:50:15","modified_gmt":"2018-07-26T10:50:15","slug":"15m-terminal-expansion-plans-for-birmingham-international-airport","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.theasiantoday.com\/index.php\/2018\/07\/26\/15m-terminal-expansion-plans-for-birmingham-international-airport\/","title":{"rendered":"\u00a315m terminal expansion plans for Birmingham International Airport"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Transport hub reveals new plans to build larger departure lounge and revamp baggage capabilities<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.theasiantoday.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/bhx-logo-web.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-26990 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.theasiantoday.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/bhx-logo-web-300x91.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"91\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.theasiantoday.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/bhx-logo-web-300x91.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.theasiantoday.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/bhx-logo-web-768x234.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.theasiantoday.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/bhx-logo-web-1024x312.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.theasiantoday.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/bhx-logo-web-696x212.jpg 696w, https:\/\/www.theasiantoday.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/bhx-logo-web-1068x326.jpg 1068w, https:\/\/www.theasiantoday.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/bhx-logo-web-1378x420.jpg 1378w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a>Birmingham Airport is planning a \u00a315 million expansion of its terminal building which will include an expanded departure lounge and baggage area.<\/p>\n<p>The transport hub lodged new plans with Solihull Metropolitan Borough Council last week and a three-week consultation period will start soon.<\/p>\n<p>The project which is named as Terminal Extension 3 (TE18), will involve some demolition work, reconfiguration and renovation of existing departure lounge toilets and re-provision of an existing smoking terrace.<\/p>\n<p>The transport hub lodged new plans with Solihull Metropolitan Borough Council last week and a three-week consultation period will start soon.<\/p>\n<p>It has also opened a tender process to find a contractor to carry out the work.<\/p>\n<p>Birmingham Airport said: &#8220;This proposed extension will be located between the existing main terminal and the short pier, within the existing airport boundary.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;The extra terminal space is intended to ensure a high level of customer service at Birmingham Airport, ensuring more comfort to our passengers.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;This proposal is an extension to the existing departure lounge and outbound baggage processing facility.&#8221;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Transport hub reveals new plans to build larger departure lounge and revamp baggage capabilities Birmingham Airport is planning a \u00a315 million expansion of its terminal building which will include an expanded departure lounge and baggage area. 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