President Serzh Sargsyan visited Zvartnots airport to familiarize with the construction works of the airport’s new terminal and participated at the opening ceremony of the refrigerating complex which is built according to modern international standards and is located next to the cargo section of the airport. The refrigerating complex has been built to assist the farmers of Armenia, particularly, for the efficient and lossless storage of the produce in refrigerators before it is sold at a favorable price. The farmers will also have the opportunity to use the stored agricultural produce to receive loans (securities) from the banks. Armenia International Airports Ltd has invested almost 6 million USD in the construction of the refrigerating complex. Before observing the facilities at the refrigerating complex, the President of Armenia toured the construction site of the new terminal of Zvartnots airport and afterwards discussed with the Armenian-Argentinean entrepreneur Eduardo Ernekian development programs of the Armenia International Airports Ltd which carries out the management of Zvartnots airport. The President was informed that the new terminal of the airport has been designed in accordance with international requirements and standards; it will accommodate over 3.500.000 passengers, with international security zone, new customs facilities, new luggage space, fashionable halls for passengers and diplomats, eateries and a trade center, new passage ways for arrivals and departures and many other new facilities. The project envisages improvement of the main terminal, which will have a simplified and efficient practical arrangement which will allow to separate flows of departing and arriving passengers, and expansion of the complex. It was noted that 78% of the construction works have already been completed and have entered the final stage; 160 million USD have already been invested into the project. The new terminal will be inaugurated in fall 2011.
