I thought that new terminal design was nice. The current build is plan B though, and you can tell. It's not worth complaining about, we've waited too long to see the airport grow. When phase 2 is constructed with a new check-in hall they can build out to create a new terminal front at that point.
No just wishful thinking but on the east side of the new build.
As the reasoning behind the two phases of LBA regen is to separate departing and arriving passengers, with no crossover within the terminal, they are not going to create any new check in to the east of the new build as doing so would completely undo what they are now seeking to achieve. In any case, the plan seems to be that they will resurrect Project Sky (new terminal) post 2030 if they need to expand further, rather than make any further extension to the existing terminal .
I seem to recall that the extension currently being built, was modelled along similar lines to Glasgow Airport. As I've never been there, I couldn't comment on whether that's good or bad, but obviously Leeds City Council Plans Panel were happy enough to approve it, back in the short period of time when they actually seemed to support the airport.
Yes. It starts in February 2025.
On one hand you mention Moscow looks awful, but presumably it works.
Personally I thought DSA looked nothing special. Like everything, beauty is in the eye of the beholder.
And I have some amazing mirrors in the house!
Don't get me wrong I'd not have said Donny was a stunning world class terminal...
Well, don't look in them. 😉
It's so so hard not to!
In Donnys case…its full of moths, spiders, rats and flys…but yes it does look nice.
I didn't like it as it was basically a glass clad warehouse. The LBA new terminal design was much nicer. Anyway back to today's reality. Anyone got anymore photos to share?
I agree in my opinion it makes the terminal look alot bigger, twice the size in fact.
From above it adds around a third to the surface area. The high elevation of the new building makes it look larger from a landside perspective. The curvature of the old1960s building makes the landside view of that section appear smaller.
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