In Kharkiv there was opened a new passenger terminal of International airport "Kharkiv". The facility was constructed on funds of FC Metalist president Aleksandr Yaroslavskyy, who, by the way, last December opened Metalist stadium in honor of his 50 year anniversary. In Slobozhanshchina capital they say: we say Kharkiv – we mean Yaroslavskyy.
Construction of the terminal costed to Mr. Yaroslavsky $ 55 million. Currently being finalized other facilities in the terminal. Introduction to object to a full service will increase ridership to 650 people per hour. Soon DCH group will begin reconstruction of the old terminal of the Kharkiv airport, which was built in the early 50-ies and is a moniment of architecture. "We want to preserve the historical appearance of the building, but to build another new terminal would be faster" - says Mr. Yaroslavskyy. According to the oligarch, the reconstruction of the object will cost him about $ 50 million.
It is worth mentioning that the design of uniforms for the staff of the International airport "Kharkiv" is done by a well-known Kharkiv designer Konstantin Ponomarev. Presentation of sketches from the collection was one of the Airforum events.
Note that the new Kharkiv terminal was the first structure of this type, built in a time of Ukrainian independence. But the appearance of the terminal – is only a part of the reconstruction project of the international airport "Kharkiv", which also includes the construction of a new runway, apron repair and improvement of the station square. Reconstruction is going according the business plan developed by companies Airport Consulting Vienna (Austria) and Airport Research Center (Germany). The DCH group is only involved in reconstruction of the airport complex.
A new runway with length of 2500 meters is currently under construction on the state funds. This project will cost 137 million dollars. "Of course, it`s nice to have longer runway, - said the head of the Directorate for the construction of the airport, Aleksandr Sivalnev. - But, given that the airport in Kharkiv is located near a residential area, 2500 m - is the maximum that we could afford. However, I note that we are building the new runway, and the old with length of 2225 meters continue to operate. The new runway will be put into operation in the summer of 2011."
According to the project, after completion of reconstruction, Kharkiv International Airport will be able to take a variety of aircrafts like the aircraft type Airbus A-320 and Boeing B-737. The new terminal area of more than 20 thousand square meters by 2011 will increase passenger service to 650 thousand people per year. It is also planned the reconstruction of the hotel at the airport "Kharkiv", the creation of a modern parking, construction of bus terminal on the square in front of the airport. In addition, following UEFA requirements, there will be built offices, waiting rooms for drivers, places of welcome and stuff. The project involves provision of separation arriving fans, if such a need arises.
Note that the President Viktor Yanukovych arrived to open the terminal. Together with him in the motorcade jeeps arrived Deputy Prime Minister on Euro-2012 Boris Kolesnikov, Minister for Family and Youth and Sports Ravil Safiullin. A local government headed by the governor of Kharkiv, Mikhail Dobkin and first secretary of the Kharkiv City Council, Acting Mayor Gennadiy Kernes done everything possible to please the guarantor. In front of the entrance to the new terminal, on the walls of neighboring buildings there weer the overwhelming big-boards with a portrait of the Leader and the words "Yanukovych - our president" and "Party of Regions - our party." Later, it turned out that these masterpieces were hung on all the houses in the Kharkiv center. Particularly impressive is the tremendous board at the front wall of the Kharkiv city council.
Among other things, in order to provide live support to the President, along the terminal were Yanukovych fans. All of them, approximately 300 people came, of course, on their own. And they left neatly folded "fishing poles" and the same blue-yellow flags, also simultaneously, as soon as the leader cut a red ribbon near the main entrance to the terminal.
Svetlana Verbitskaya
The newspaper "Novaya"
