Birmingham Airport extension

Work has begun on the construction of a massive £45 million state-of-the-art extension to Terminal One at Birmingham Airport. The new pier will replace the outdated facility constructed in 1984 and is the single biggest investment that the airport has made in more than 20 years.

The new International Pier will be a three-storey building 240m long and 24m wide. Departing passengers will be accommodated on the top level, with arriving passengers on the middle level and office accommodation for airline and handling agents on the ground floor.

The new facility will provide air-bridged aircraft parking for seven wide-bodied aircraft and enough space to service 13 smaller aircraft at any time. It will also provide vertical segregation to separate inbound and outbound passengers, in line with national security requirements. New gate lounges for passengers will also be created.