The Brno Airport in Tuřany has a new terminal from today

Brno - Brno Airport in Tuřany today opened a new terminal building, which will increase the airport's capacity. The new terminal meets strict security measures, complies with the so-called Schengen Agreement, and can handle up to 1000 departing passengers per hour during peak times. The first to enter the new terminal was President Václav Klaus, who arrived in Brno for the opening of the Engineering Fair.
    The president was very impressed with the new terminal and revealed to the representatives of the region and the city of Brno that Brno is now a serious candidate for hosting the meeting of the presidents of 18 countries of the Central European Initiative, which is set to take place next year in the Czech Republic. "There are three locations currently in the running in the republic, but now that I see this beautiful airport terminal, I think Brno has a great chance of winning the bid to host the meeting," he told reporters at the festive opening of the airport today.
    The construction of the new terminal began almost exactly a year ago, on September 19 of last year. The current terminal does not meet modern demands, as the airport handled 315,000 passengers last year and expects to reach 400,000 this year, which is about three times more than two years ago. In 2005, regular air traffic was renewed in Brno after several years, and three regular routes to Munich, Prague, and London were established. According to Governor Stanislav Juránek, the region is now negotiating six to seven more routes to Russia and southern Europe.
    Thanks to the new terminal, Brno Airport will be designated as an international airport of the European Union starting next January. In addition to heightened security measures resulting from terrorist threats and attacks, the facility also complies with the so-called Schengen Agreement. Passenger check-in halls will be divided into two processing regimes - for citizens of EU countries and for other foreigners.
    The owner of the airport in Brno-Tuřany is the South Moravian Region, which managed to obtain 51.2 million from the European Regional Development Fund out of the 237 million crowns needed to build the terminal. "This is the largest investment by the South Moravian Region this year. It will help the development of the region not only in terms of tourism but also due to the long-term development of the airport, which has attracted a number of investors to Brno," Juránek told reporters today.
    Petr Bártek, an analyst at Cyrrus, admits that good air connectivity in Brno plays an important role primarily for companies producing for export. "However, the quality highway infrastructure, qualified university-educated workforce focused on engineering, and favorable investment incentives continue to have a greater influence on the arrival of investors," Bártek said today to ČTK.

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The architect of the new check-in hall is Ing. arch. Petr Parolek.