MNA moves to Yangon Airport's new terminal
YANGON - State-owned Myanmar National Airlines will start using the new Terminal 1 for overseas flights on Sunday, according to Yangon Aerodrome.
The Terminal 1 was just completed this month under a contract awarded to Yangon Aerodrome, aimed at boosting the airport's capacity.
The airline flies to Bangkok, Singapore and Hong Kong in addition to domestic cities.
The reinforced concrete and steel building is 240 metres long and 98 metres high. It has five-storeys and a 100-metre sky link to the car park.
Arrivals and departures are in the basement, passport control is on the first floor and security checks and departure gates are on the first floor. Shops are on the second floor and there is a recreation area on the third floor.
According to the airport development plan, Yangon Aerodrome will upgrade the airport to serve six million passengers annually. Without the new terminal, the airport could handle only 2.7 million per year.
The new terminal was built on the land where the domestic terminal was located. It was approved by the MIC in August 2014 with an investment of about US$660 million.
Yangon Aerodrome is a subsidiary of Asia World.
Recently, Tun Myint, chairman of both companies, said that the airport could be further upgraded into an airport city.
“We plan to transform the airport to a commercial complex. It is just a dream right now. However, if respective ministries and the Myanmar Investment Commission (MIC) allow our project, we can develop the airport into an airport city,” he said during the launch ceremony of a new building at the airport on March 12.
Tun Myint said to make it a city, the airport needed commercial buildings for cargo, logistics, offices, retail shops and hotels.
