The extension of the state-of-the-art terminal, through an investment of more than EUR 20 million on top of the original investment in the terminal, provides a capacity of 1.5 – 1.8 million passengers per year. Following a combined construction period that lasted nearly two years the new terminal is now fully operational, and has opened as scheduled.The extension adds a further 3,943 square meters to the terminal, which now has a height of façade ranging from 7 to 13.5 meters. The new baggage handling facilities cover 890 square meters, giving a total size of expansion of 4,833 square meters. The overall volume of the building is 40,000 cubic meters, and it now houses extended business lounge premises of 300 square meters, an upgrade from 130 square meters of the facility that was built in 2005.
The construction team comprised workers from various countries: the construction itself was undertaken to British Standards by Albanian contractors Trema Engineering 2 SHPK, and design review and construction supervision by German company DIWI Consult International GmbH, following the original architecture of Malaysian Hin Tan. This architectural masterpiece houses new check-in counters, new gates, new shops, a bar, new bank and new exchange unit. The new terminal satisfies the most sophisticated of requirements and makes a major contribution to the urban transformation of Tirana, the Albanian capital.
Since April 2005, the Airport has been operated by the private company Tirana International Airport SHPK (formerly Tirana Airport Partners) whose shareholders are HOCHTIEF AirPort, DEG Deutsche Investitions- und Entwicklungsgesellschaft and the Albanian-American Enterprise Fund. The financing of EUR 70 million investment program was arranged with EBRD as principal lender supported by Intesa Sanpaolo Bank, Alpha Bank and DEG.
HOCHTIEF AirPort bundles the airport activities of the HOCHTIEF Group and is one of the world's largest independent airport managers. Being an international construction services provider, HOCHTIEF designs, finances, builds, and operates all sorts of airport complex projects. DEG, a member of KfW Banking Group, has been financing and structuring the investments of private enterprises in developing and transition countries for more than 40 years. It is one of the largest European finance institutions for the promotion of the private sector.
The Albanian-American Enterprise Fund (AAEF) was founded by the US government with the aim of supporting the development of the private sector in Albania. AAEF offers financing and management assistance to private Albanian companies. Trema Engineering 2 is one of Albania's largest construction companies. It has been responsible for and continuously engaged in the development of the country's most important infrastructure project, the building of TIA’s new passenger terminal and its extension, a task that is now successfully completed
Source:airporthr.aero/
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