09.09.2005
Faster and easier transfer from the domestic terminal to the international terminals

In future, it will be even easier than it is today to walk from the domestic part of Copenhagen Airport to the international terminals. CPH will soon break ground on a new building to create a better connection between Terminal 1 (domestic) and Terminal 2 (international).

The first floor of the new 300-metre-long connecting pier will have moving sidewalks in both directions that take passengers directly to the domestic terminal lounges. The moving sidewalks will make it easier and more comfortable for passengers to move from the domestic terminal to the international terminals – and vice versa. Today, passengers can either walk between the terminals or take a free transit bus.

“With the new connecting pier, we will not only be making transfers between the domestic and international terminals more comfortable; we will also be complying with a requirement from the authorities to put in a noise wall. The new building will significantly improve the quality of passenger facilities at Copenhagen Airport,” said Vice President Mogens Kornbo of Copenhagen Airports.

The 12.5-metre-high and 300-metre-long building also allows passengers to walk outdoors in a roofed passage along the side of the domestic terminal.

First section to be completed by New Year

Following prequalification and a tender process, Promecon was selected as the general contractor for the project in collaboration with Moe & Brødsgaard A/S, MT Højgaard A/S and Kasper Danielsen Arkitekter A/S.

“It is an interesting challenge to build such a special-purpose building in the middle of a working airport, but we have a lot of experience with this type of project, and we are looking forward to it,” commented Department Manager Steen L. Andersen of Promecon as.

In 1999, Promecon was involved in the relocation of the Vilhelm Lauritzen Terminal at Copenhagen Airport: the company was responsible for producing and erecting the steel construction used to support, lift and move the building, which is listed. Promecon has also made complex steel constructions for Malmo’s Turning Torso, Ferring, the Fields City Centre and the DR Byen, which is the Danish Broadcasting Corporation’s new multimedia house in the Ørestaden development.

Construction will begin at the domestic terminal end in early September 2005. The first phase is the noise wall, which will be completed by 1 January 2006, whilst the entire building, including the moving sidewalks, will be finished in late 2006.