Pier G was originally envisaged to be built after completion of the first construction phase of FRA鈥檚 new Terminal 3. Fraport said that the decision to build the new pier earlier than planned is in response to increased passenger growth. Pier G will initially expand FRA鈥檚 capacity by four to five million passengers.
鈥淲e鈥檙e very pleased to have obtained the green light for building Pier G,鈥� said a Fraport spokesperson. 鈥淕iven the prolonged permit process, however, we鈥檙e now analysing how to arrange Pier G鈥檚 construction schedule to optimally meet the ongoing strong traffic growth. Our goal is still to offer additional state-of-the-art handling capacities as soon as possible to relieve our existing Terminals 1 and 2. The plan is to award the contract for the construction of Pier G to a general contractor by early 2019.鈥�
Construction of Pier G will be carried out by a general contractor. The respective contract will be awarded by early 2019 on the basis of an EU-wide invitation to tender.
The new pier will be built as a fully functional passenger handling facility and later integrated into FRA鈥檚 new premium Terminal 3.
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