Salzburg Airport

Contaminated site slows down expansion

A modern terminal landscape is planned: but now the wait for implementation is even longer(Bild: Flughafen/ATP architekten ingenieure)

The construction of the new airport terminal in Salzburg has been delayed because the issue of soil contaminated with extinguishing foam is still unresolved. There is no legal basis.

Salzburg Airport has just experienced the peak of winter charter traffic again: 27,000 passengers were handled last weekend. The rush is handled in an ensemble of buildings with the oldest part dating back to the 1960s. Normally, passengers don't notice much of this. Yet. The technology is state of the art. However, the old building is increasingly reaching its limits. "We're running out of space underground," says spokesman Alexander Klaus about the technical details.