Airport Extended

Increased passengers travelling through Leifur Eríksson International Airport have called for an enlargement of the airport building. A new building has been taken into use and further changes are planned for next spring. " We had passenger forecasts made and acted according to that," says managing director Höskuldur Ásgeirsson. "It is clear that we will surpass two million passengers to the airport this year alone. These changes should get us by until the year 2016."

He adds that emphasisis was put on flight security. good service and profitable restaurants and shops. "We've worked with British and Danish experts in the field, using Icelandic designers." Several new stores have just opened at the airport, including a new 66 North store and Epal design. One of the largest changes involves a new baggage sorting system which is automatic and is three times faster than the current system.