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A E50m (£33.87m) project to extend Dublin Airport’s existing terminal has just been submitted for planning approval. The 7,500m² triangular extension will provide extra space for passengers, check-in desks, and retail outlets. It will be built at the north western corner of the terminal.

The new facility will be delivered on a phased basis and the first elements of the new extension will open in spring 2008. The extension to Terminal One has been designed by a consortium headed by ADPi, which is a subsidiary of Aeroports de Paris. The extension is a two-storey building with a mezzanine that will expand the existing terminal at the departures level, the arrivals level and the mezzanine level. The extension will sit on a number of concrete columns above ground level so that the apron area below the building can be retained for use by ground handlers and other aviation related services.

Dublin Airport Authority is spending about E450m on T1. This includes the extension, the construction of Pier D, new apron works, a major roads and kerbs upgrade and a large number of internal refurbishments and upgrades.The planning application for the Terminal One extension was lodged on 7 December with Fingal County Council. Turner & Townsend is the overall programme manager of the E2bn development of Dublin Airport, although the firm is not involved directly in this particular project.