The start-up of the two projects – the first phase of a new pier and a doubling in size of the busiest passenger area - follow December’s launch of the plan to expand the airport at a cost of DKK20bn.
The DKK850 pier will incorporate more aircraft stands and enable the airport to serve new routes and the doubling in size of the busy passenger area after the central security checkpoint is costed at DKK390m.
More than 1,000 construction workers and technicians are expected to work on the projects over the next three years.
Copenhagen Airport’s CEO Thomas Woldbye and Danish minister for employment Troels Lund Poulsen launched the two projects. “The first thing our passengers will notice is the investment of DKK390m in creating more space for the journey through the busy area after the security checkpoint,” said Woldbye.
The area between Pier A and Pier B is being expanded by 4,000m2 by building a new building in front of the existing one and then joining them together. The work will be complete by about summer 2018.
“The construction of a brand-new Pier E is one of the biggest construction projects of recent times. When the pier is complete, it will be able to accommodate 10 gates for large aircraft and 20 for smaller aircraft on the European routes – a huge project costing around DKK 3 billion,” said Woldbye. “Today, we’ve started work on the first phase of the project, which alone will cost DKK 850 million. This phase will give us the first 22,000m2 and seven gates for aircraft.”
The first phase of Pier E will be complete in 2019; the subsequent phases of the new pier are already being planned.
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