Namibia: The upgrade of Hosea Kutako International Airport (WDH) in Windhoek about to begin!

The Namibia Airports Company Ltd. (NAC) has announced on Facebook that the upgrade of  Hosea Kutako International Airport (WDH) in Windhoek is about to begin. The project, which has a budget of N$250 million, will commence on 23 September 2019 and is expected to be completed by the end of September 2020. According to the NAC, the Hosea Kutako International Airport expansion project is aimed at doubling the handling capacity of the airport to accommodate increased passenger movements up until 2030. The project will include:

• Departure:
• increase in check-in counters to a total of 18 counters
• additional five self-service check-in kiosks
• increase in the departure security screening points from three to five
• increase in the departure immigration counters form the current three to seven counters 
• expansion of the departure hall to accommodate the growing passenger movement at the airport
  
• Arrivals:
• the construction of a new departure hall, as an extension to the existing terminal 
• 17 immigrations counters as compared to the current eigh
• expansion of the baggage reclaim hall 
• three modern baggage carousels