Havana Airport to Get $10.2 Million Upgrade

[Judi Lynn]

Havana Airport to Get $10.2 Million Upgrade
By PETER ORSI Associated Press
HAVANA July 23, 2013 (AP)

Cuba's main international terminal is getting a $10.2 million overhaul to improve operations at the overcrowded facility, according to state-run media.

The Havana Reporter, an English-language semi-weekly newspaper that hit kiosks Tuesday, said the Terminal 3 upgrade will include eight footbridges for boarding and the expansion of a parking area outside the terminal.

Government website Cubadebate added that the project also calls for new walkways, additional check-in counters, lighting and air conditioning improvements and systems to conserve water and electricity.

Airport director Juan Carlos Quintana told Cubadebate that the eastern part of the terminal will be upgraded to accommodate larger airplanes, and nearly 190,000 square feet (17,500 square meters) of new roofing has already been installed.

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[Turbineguy]

1. A new transit lounge

for Snowden?

[Vogon_Glory]

2. It Needs Upgrading

Jose Marti airport is definitely in need of an upgrade. As the major airport of Cuba's capital city and as a major port of entry, it needs to have a larger terminal. The current pre-renovation terminal struck me as being smaller than Oklahoma City's.

[Mika]

3. I just hope that Grenada isn't going to help w/construction.