€5m development programme taken at Kittilä Airport

Finavia, the company operates country´s airports is investing more than EUR 5 million in the development of Kittilä Airport.

The additional investment will increase baggage handling capacity with the aim of anticipating the needs arising from the growing passenger volumes in Lapland, said an official press release.

Finavia has spent a total of EUR 20 million on developing Kittilä Airport over the past few years. In 2018–2019, new taxiways were built at the airport along with more aircraft parking stands, and the terminal facilities for passengers were expanded by 2,000 square metres.

The additional investment will further increase the airport’s terminal capacity, with 750 square metres of new space to be built for baggage handling. The new premises and the new technology to be installed will speed up the processing of outbound baggage at the airport. The number of check-in desks will increase from eight to 14.

“While the expanded facilities will not be directly visible to passengers, the more efficient departure processes and improved baggage handling procedures will speed up the customer’s journey at the airport,” said Senior Vice President Joni Jolkkonen, Director of Airport Networks at Finavia.

The terminal expansion work at Kittilä Airport will take place in summer 2020 and the new facilities are scheduled to be commissioned before the 2020–2021 winter season.