AN AIRPORT at a major holiday hotspot for Brits just two hours from the UK is about to get a multi-million transformation.
Alicante Airport in is getting a huge £980million overhaul, which will be the airport’s biggest upgrade in history.
Alicante Airport is set to get a massive upgrade over the next decade Credit: Wikipedia
The airport itself will be 30 per cent bigger, with a new pier just for departures, which includes Brits.
This means Brits will have their own area to go through, which should help ease queues caused by the introduction of Europe’s new .
Security across the airport will be replaced with the latest technology too, which includes Automated Tray Returns Systems (ATRS).
This new technology will allow travellers to keep their laptops and liquids in their
There will also be new shops at the as well as a VIP lounge for non-Schengen departures.
Several areas outside the airport will see improvements as well, including car parking and new taxi and bus drop-off zones.
If you don’t plan on driving to and from the airport, then this too will become easier with a new that would have an underground station.
The train will link onto a nearby commuter line and is expected to be built between now and 2030.
There will be a new area dedicated for non-Schengen departures Credit: Getty
Inside, there will also be the latest technology as well as new shops Credit: WERNER WILMES/Wikipedia
The first phase will start in 2027 and is expected to be completed by 2031.
The second phase will then take place in the mid-2030s.
The upgrade was first announced last year.
The project comes as the airport handled nearly 20million passengers last year, with it expected to pass that number this year, with Brits making up one of the largest groups of tourists.
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