Construction of a new terminal at Skopje Alexander the Great Airport, Macedonia, is progressing on schedule, according to the airport’s operator TAV.

In 2008 the Macedonian government signed a contract with the Turkish company for a 20-year concession during which this company would manage Macedonia’s two existing airports, Skopje Alexander the Great Airport and St Paul the Apostle Airport in Ohrid.

The new terminal will have six air bridges to connect the terminal building with aircraft. Restaurants and shops will feature prominently in the building, together with 23 check-in desks, an increase from the current eight.

A total of 1,200 vehicles will be able to use the airport’s parking which will be connected to the highway heading into the Macedonian capital.

If all goes to plan, the building should be open by the end of 2011.

Ohrid’s St Paul the Apostle Airport will also go under complete reconstruction and modernisation with a new car park, cargo building and VIP section to be built. The project will take a year to be completed.

TAV has announced that all construction work is on schedule and meeting deadlines. The airport posted good results this June as passenger numbers increased by 17 percent over the same month last year.