2022 Lisbon's second airport will be opened

The second airport for Lisbon is concrete. The operator and the government have agreed on a Plan to Expand the military airport of Montijo.

Pedro Marques made it clear. Of the two alternative locations, the Portuguese government holds nothing. A new building in Alcochete, on the South-Eastern banks of the Tagus Bay was too expensive, and the Expansion in Beja in the Alentejo Region, bring nothing, because the journey would take to Lisbon for a long time, the Minister of infrastructure recently. You will build the second airport of the capital in Montijo.

Montijo is currently the base is still a military airport located around 30 kilometres from the Portuguese capital, on the Other side of the Tagus river. He is to be rebuilt and for civil aircraft and in the future, mainly Short - and medium-haul flights from cheap airlines. Accordingly, lower fees are planned. In January, the government and the airport operator ANA Aeroportos de Portugal signed an agreement.

New Terminal, longer runway

For the expansion and renovation of Montijo 520 million euros. In addition to a new Terminal needs to be strengthened, among other things, the slope and extended. The airport is aligned to eight million passengers per year, or 24 aircraft movements per hour.

Add to that 60 million to improve transport links. It is planned, among other things, a new Metro line, which will run through the Vasco da Gama bridge over the Tagus river. The work is expected to begin later this year, the opening of which is planned for 2022. Only an obstacle, there are: First, the environmental assessment must be completed.

Expansion of the old airport

Also, the existing Lisbon airport, but it is being expanded. The Aeroporto Humberto Delgado or Portela, as the Portuguese call it, is getting a new Terminal. It comes between the two slopes, and is associated with a train to the main terminal. He will be in the future to accommodate the long-haul flights. For this, 650 million euros are provided. This Work is expected to be completed until 2028.

In the above image gallery to see how the new airport of Lisboa Montijo will look like.

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