Hosea Kutako International Airport is nearing the end of its expansion project aimed at addressing capacity constraints as well as remedying shortcomings from ICAO standards and recommended practices. The completion has been delayed in the past year due to complications related to the covid pandemic
The expansion will double the handling capacity of the airport to accommodate increased passenger movements until 2030.
Some of of the key areas that have been touched upon include an increase in check-in counters to 18, an additional five self-service check-in kiosks, an in increase in departure security screening points from two to five, and an increase in baggage reclaim facility from two to five.
There will also be an increase in the departure immigration counters from the current three to seven counters while the departure hall will be increased in size to address capacity constraints. On the arrivals side, the new departure hall will also see increased space for movement and 17 immigration counters up from the current eight, while the baggage reclaim hall will be expanded and fitted with three modern carousels, to make them five.
Marketing officer at NAC, Dan Kamati said that Nexus Contractors are the main contractors working with other 100% Namibian-owned sub-contracting as well as professional consultancy companies.
Airlink, FlyWestair, Ethiopian Airlines and Eurowings Discover are calling at HKIA now and more airlines are expected to return and increase frequencies, he added.
NAC provided USD 6.4 million to finance the project with the rest coming from the treasury.
