{"id":6265,"date":"2025-04-08T18:30:05","date_gmt":"2025-04-08T18:30:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/in-greece.com\/index.php\/2025\/04\/08\/kalamata-airport-to-undergo-runway-renovation\/"},"modified":"2025-04-08T18:30:05","modified_gmt":"2025-04-08T18:30:05","slug":"kalamata-airport-to-undergo-runway-renovation","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/in-greece.com\/index.php\/2025\/04\/08\/kalamata-airport-to-undergo-runway-renovation\/","title":{"rendered":"Kalamata airport to undergo runway renovation"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div id=\"post-1266457\">\n    <!-- .entry-header --><\/p>\n<div class=\"first-img article_thumbnail_wrapper\" itemscope=\"\" itemprop=\"associatedMedia\" itemtype=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\">\n                                                                    <picture><source media=\"(max-width: 767px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ekathimerini.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Kalamata_airport-320x200.jpg?v=1744055814\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"960\" height=\"600\" class=\"picture-main-block-image\" data-nxsrc=\"https:\/\/www.ekathimerini.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Kalamata_airport.jpg?v=1744055814\" alt=\"Kalamata airport to undergo runway renovation\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ekathimerini.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Kalamata_airport.jpg?v=1744055814\"\/><br \/>\n                        <\/source><\/picture>\n                                                        <\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-content\" itemprop=\"articleBody\">\n<p>The implementation of the investment plan aimed at modernizing the infrastructure of the Captain Vassilis Konstantakopoulos Kalamata Airport is about to begin.<\/p>\n<p>The signing of the concession agreement, which is expected to be completed within the next few months, is expected to officially \u201cunlock\u201d the works for the upgrading of the facilities, marking a new chapter for the airport, which plays a key role in the tourism product of the wider region.<\/p>\n<p>At the end of last year, Fraport AG, in collaboration with its Greek partners, the Copelouzos Group and the Konstantakopoulos Group, emerged as the contractor in the concession tender run by the Growthfund, submitting the only offer, which amounts to 45.2 million euros.<\/p>\n<p>The design includes the creation of a new terminal, to reach almost 9,000 square meters, while the development of the existing terminal is planned, which is however intended for other uses.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt is an investment of at least \u20ac73.5 million. However, it may well exceed that,\u201d said the general manager of development for Fraport Greece, Giorgos Vilios.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><!-- .entry-content --><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><script>\n        var NXFBPixelFunc = function () {\n            document.removeEventListener(\"scroll\", NXFBPixelFunc);\n            setTimeout(function () {\n                !function (f, b, e, v, n, t, s) {\n                    if (f.fbq) return;\n                    n = f.fbq = function () {\n                        n.callMethod ?\n                            n.callMethod.apply(n, arguments) : n.queue.push(arguments)\n                    };\n                    if (!f._fbq) f._fbq = n;\n                    n.push = n;\n                    n.loaded = !0;\n                    n.version = '2.0';\n                    n.queue = [];\n                    t = b.createElement(e);\n                    t.async = !0;\n                    t.src = v;\n                    s = b.getElementsByTagName(e)[0];\n                    s.parentNode.insertBefore(t, s)\n                }(window, document, 'script',\n                    'https:\/\/connect.facebook.net\/en_US\/fbevents.js');\n                fbq('init', '109138906120213');\n                fbq('track', 'PageView');\n            }, 0)\n        };\n        document.addEventListener(\"scroll\", NXFBPixelFunc);\n    <\/script><br \/>\n<br \/><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ekathimerini.com\/economy\/1266457\/kalamata-airport-to-renovate-runway\/\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The implementation of the investment plan aimed at modernizing the infrastructure of the Captain Vassilis Konstantakopoulos Kalamata Airport is about to begin. 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