
Despite the crisis: Salzburg Airport doubles investment amount
The CoV pandemic plunged all airports into an unprecedented crisis, including Salzburg Airport. The exact financial losses have not yet been determined, but one thing is certain: the airport will have to dig deep into its pockets to remain fit for the future. The investment requirement by 2030 is 193,5 million euros. This almost doubles the 100 million euros announced some time ago, according to management. On Tuesday, the management presented the necessary infrastructure measures to the supervisory board as part of a 10-year plan and presented the corresponding costs. Around 1 million euros are needed for the new construction of the main building, the aging "Terminal 80". The remaining amount is for a number of individual measures and purchases, such as the officially prescribed use of the so-called Exit-Entry System (EES) to check third-country nationals, new purchases for baggage control, adaptations for fire protection, costs for maintaining the existing infrastructure, taxiway renovation and runway drainage. "We know that a lot of money is being discussed here, but the safeguarding and simultaneous further development of Salzburg Airport is enshrined in the coalition agreement between the ÖVP, NEOS and the Greens, among others. It is clear that we are not only investing in the airport, but in our entire state," said Christian Stöckl, Deputy Governor and Chairman of the Supervisory Board.