According to the director of the airport project, Acacio Tuendue, cited in Friday’s issue of the Maputo daily “Noticias”, the provisional delivery marks the end of construction work on the terminal.
“It was 20 months of work which began with the demolition of the old passenger terminal”, he said. “We’ve amazed ourselves because, with this terminal, we’ve managed to improve greatly in terms of quality when compared with the international terminal”.
Tuendue claimed that the standards of comfort for passengers in the domestic terminal are comparable “with many airports in developed countries”.
The new terminal has two broad and modern halls, with the capacity to attend to 580 passengers an hour at peak times. There are 14 check-in counters equipped with modern technology, plus a shopping area. The terminal cost 36 million US dollars.
Tuendue added that, under the contract with AFECC, the Chinese company must repair any anomaly that occurs within a year of the handover, and within five years in the case of the terminal roof.
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