Portorož Airport outlines terminal overhaul

Portorož Airport will overhaul its terminal building in anticipation of the launch of scheduled flights next summer season. The airport’s terminal, which was built in the 1970s, will be completely renovated. Using natural material, it will feature a large common space, shop, restaurant, waiting area, VIP lounge, as well as premises for the police, Financial Administration and Air Traffic Control. Furthermore, the airport will invest in green technologies by installing solar panels on the roof of the aircraft hangars which will generate all its electricity needs. Charging stations for electric cars will also be installed in the car park. The entire project is valued at one million euros.

Portorož Airport is in discussions with Air Serbia and Van Air Europe over the introduction of scheduled flights to the coastal city next summer season, which would see it linked with scheduled flights to Belgrade, Prague, Brno, Budapest and Lugano. "Portorož has the potential to further develop and increase its number of foreign visitors. That is why we want to develop the airport. We want to promote Portorož as a high-end destination and it is in our interest to boost the number of flights in order for the airport to work at full capacity", the airport’s single-largest shareholder, the MK Group, previously said.

Apart from overhauling the airport’s terminal building, the MK Group hopes to extend and widen the runway, which currently limits the type of aircraft that can be handled. “We are ready to invest between 2.5 and three million euros to extend the runway, however, so far, we have been unable to obtain the necessary approvals for this project”, the MK Group previously said. The runway project is strongly opposed by environmentalists as the airport is surrounded by the Sečovlje Salina Nature Park, which is home to 270 bird species. Portorož Airport's runway stretches over 1.201 metres. Due to its displaced threshold, aircraft landing at Porotrož Airport are forced to do so midway down the runway.

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