PRINCESS JULIANA INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT
Artist impression of the 2022 completion © Corgan
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er majesty, Princess Juliana International Airport is once again making the necessary preparations to make its return to regional leadership…and the whole world is watching.There are ongoing plans to ensure that a “state of the art” airport is unveiled in 2022, as the start of the reconstruction of the terminal building project is scheduled
to be in full swing during the third quarter of 2020. Currently, the airport’s “Package 1 – Temporary Operations” have returned into the terminal building since December 15, 2018. The accomplishment was realized over a year after hurricane Irma, Maria and Jose devastated the roof and the terminal building on September 6, 2017. The natural disaster forced the airport community to utilize several makeshift facilities from October 10, 2017 through late 2018. Today, only 35% of the terminal building is being used to accommodate commercial travelers, however the temporary operations are fully air-conditioned and consists of 10 boarding gates, 32 common use check-in counters, a variety of concession stands and both in and out bound immigration check points. Following the natural disaster, the Managing Board now has the daunting task to reverse the gears of the award-winning airport and return to a reconstruction phased plan approach. Furthermore, the 82
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