While traveling to Samoa recently we were able to experience Samoa’s Faleolo International Airport's
undergoing a makeover. Located 25 miles west of capital city Apia, the airport
was originally built by the US navy after the war broke out in the South Pacific
in 1942.
With an emphasis on crowd processing
efficiency, technological upgrades, cleanliness and increased capacity, you can
see that Faleolo's refurbishment is in line with the country’s mission to meet
the growing demands of increasing passenger traffic and to improve
infrastructure.
The airport refurbishment is being
progressively rolled out.. Phase one has seen the upgrade and expansion of the
departures building. Phases Two and Three due to be completed by early 2018 will
see the addition of a new Arrivals Terminal and public areas. New aerobridges
will also feature at the completion of the project and as the new arrivals hall
is built, a temporary terminal, now in operation, will be used to cater for all
inbound flights into Faleolo.
Sonja Hunter of the Samoa Tourism Authority expressed her confidence in the project, welcoming the development as part of
efforts towards the establishment of Samoa as a major hub for travel and trade
in the South Pacific! “The new airport is a fabulous representation of our
country’s growth. Samoa is fast becoming a feature in many traveler's bucket
lists and an expansion to cope with increasing visitor arrivals will also
promote an improved airport experience. It could not have come at a better time
and we are ready for greater accessibility and for new carriers to come and
consider Samoa as a new destination”.
For more information,
visit http://www.samoa.travel
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