Fraport and TAV expand Antalya Airport to “significantly elevate the passenger experience”

The following article was published by Future Travel Experience

Fraport and TAV Airports have completed the first construction phase of the Antalya Airport expansion to “significantly elevate the passenger experience”. The expansion includes a new range of food offerings.

Fraport – a Corporate Partner of the FTE Digital, Innovation & Startup Hub – and TAV Airports Holding have completed the first construction phase of the Antalya Airport expansion. Terminal 2 – the international terminal – has been expanded by 132,000sqm, while 38,000sqm have been added to the domestic terminal.

“The opening of the additional terminal areas is a milestone for us in strengthening Antalya’s position as the leading holiday airport in the Mediterranean region,” said Dr Stefan Schulte, CEO, Fraport. “The new infrastructure enables us to meet the rapidly increasing demand for air travel to the Turkish Riviera. This construction project – our Group’s third-largest so far, after Terminal 3 in Frankfurt and the new terminal in Lima – has been a remarkable success. We have once again demonstrated our ability to implement complex, demanding projects in a very short timeframe.”

Travelers can look forward to a new range of food offerings in the expanded terminal areas. For this purpose, Fraport teamed up with an airport food specialist to establish a new joint venture called ‘Best Food for All’ (BFA). This is the first time that the company is also taking responsibility for operating restaurants at Antalya.

In addition to expanding the terminal areas, the first phase has involved projects to build additional apron facilities such as taxiways and a new parking facility. The plans for the next stage of construction call for handing over a new air traffic control tower to the Turkish authorities by the end of 2026. Through a dedicated project company, Fraport AG and TAV Airports Holding have successfully concluded the first construction phase in accordance with the concession agreement. A total of about €850 million was invested in the airport.

“We are proud to complete the massive expansion project at Antalya Airport, Türkiye’s second busiest hub in terms of international traffic,” said Serkan Kaptan, CEO, TAV Airports. “This investment will significantly elevate the passenger experience and provide the capacity for further traffic growth, contributing to the development of the region. Through our successful partnership with Fraport, and in collaboration with our stakeholders, we will continue to work towards realising the full potential of Antalya.”

Hear more from Fraport at the FTE World Innovation Summit, hosted by Pittsburgh International Airport on 13-15 May 2025. Claus Grunow, Vice President of Corporate Strategy and Digitalization, Fraport, is participating in a session focused on ‘What are the advanced technologies that will help revolutionise our sector, and what building blocks need to be put in place to implement and make these technologies flourish within your organisation?’ See the FTE World Innovation Summit agenda >> Register for the FTE World Innovation Summit >>

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