π Tender Overview
Release date
28 December 2021
Status Signed | 16/12/2021
Reference
20190733
Project name BOLOGNA AIRPORT DEVELOPMENT PLAN
Promoter - financial intermediary
AEROPORTO GUGLIELMO MARCONI DI BOLOGNA SPA
Proposed EIB finance (Approximate amount) EUR 90 million
Total cost (Approximate amount) EUR 198 million
Location Italy
Sector(s) Transport - Transportation and storage
Description
The project comprises a number of investments at Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport (Bologna Airport, BLQ) that are aimed at increasing operational resilience and passenger service standards and improving safety and security performance at the airport. It will also provide additional terminal and landside capacity in order to accommodate traffic growth. In particular, the project includes the renewal and upgrade of the existing terminal facilities, a new apron and a de-icing pad, the renovation of the existing runway system, the acquisition of Explosive Detection Systems (EDS) equipment meeting Standard 3 (S3), the upgrade of the cargo facilities, a multi-storey car park and other minor investments.
Objectives Bologna Airport is the seventh busiest airport in Italy. It is one of the TEN-T core network airports and is included in Baltic-Adriatic, the Mediterranean and the Scandinavian-Mediterranean corridors. The project will provide additional terminal, airside and landside capacity at the airport in order to accommodate further growth in traffic and to improve operational resilience and passenger service standards.