Launch of the modernisation works at Kansai international airport

VINCI Airports and its partner ORIX, concession owners of Kansai international airport, launched the modernisation works of the airport terminal 1 on May 28, the largest works programme since the airport was opened in 1994. The goal is to create more capacity and improve the passenger experience without building a new terminal – an approach based on optimising existing spaces that fits with VINCI Airports’ environmental objectives. The works will involve enlarging and completely renovating the airport’s international passenger journey: security controls, boarding, departures, retail spaces and arrivals. The new journey will showcase the architecture of the building designed by