Sierra Leone commissions new Freetown International Airport as air links across Africa improve
Freetown, Sierra Leone | BIRD AGENCY | Sierra Leone has officially opened its new US$270 million passenger terminal at Freetown International Airport in Lungi, some 12 km north of Freetown.
The 14,000 square metre terminal can accommodate up to 1 million passengers a year, up from the current airport terminal’s 227,000 passengers, and is three times the size of the existing facility, situated on the southern side of the new runway.
Other new features include; a presidential and VIP terminal; an air traffic control tower with ultramodern equipment, ICT infrastructure, and radiotelephony; an apron area that accommodates at least eight large aircraft; and a firefighting facility.
Source: The Independent Uganda