Westralia Airports Corporation revealed that the new domestic terminal will be constructed by Broad Construction Services. The project will be valued at AU$120m (78m). It is expected that the new terminal will serve up to 36 aircraft and improve the customer experience for regional travellers.
Improved facilities and services will be provided by the construction at the airport. The airport has witnessed domestic growth increase by 9.6% in 2010 and international by 9.1%. Approximately 11.5m passengers travelled through through the airport over the last year. According to Brad Geatches, Perth Airport chief executive officer, this growth was the result of the continuing strength of the Western Australian economy, combined with the airport s position as the gateway to the state. He added, In addition to the new domestic terminal, there will be a major expansion of the international terminal with a new arrivals area and domestic pier, improved transport links, expanded car parking and increased capacity for more aircraft. Over the next three years, we are investing $700 million to expand Perth Airport and represents the first stage towards achieving our vision to have all commercial air services operating from one location. The completion of the new domestic terminal is scheduled for December 2012. Hassell has designed the new terminal. Rainwater harvesting and re-use for toilets and gardens, with underground storage capacity, underground ducting of ventilation for air-conditioning to reduce energy use, a building management system designed to reduce energy consumption during operations, and construction of a co-generation plant that will use gas to generate electricity and its heat to power the air-conditioning for both terminals, are some of the environmental features in the new terminal.
