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The environmental impact assessment report on the upcoming development of Keflavík Airport has been published for public review on website of the Icelandic National Planning Agency. The report is open for public review and comments until May 2.

Isavia has updated its Masterplan for Keflavik International Airport, which marks the first update since the original development plan was published. The Masterplan is reviewed and updated every five years to keep in line with changing circumstances and developments.

Isavia is considering a new approach when it comes to implementing the vision outlined in the Major Development Plan for the airport, and is seeking input from the market in this regard. There are big projects ahead that will completely transform the airport; not only will more passengers be able to go through the airport, but the goal is to make the passenger experience better for everyone, from arrival to departure.

“We will be a revolutionising the space available for travelers", Sveinbjörn Indriðason, CEO of Isavia, says in an interview in Dagmál, Morgunblaðið’s news and current affairs program, about the first phase of the east wing of Keflavík Airport, the Austurálma, which will be put into use late this year.

On Tuesday, January 17, a test drive took place at the new Passport Control Building area at Station 6 at Keflavík Airport. The goal was, among other things, to ensure that all signage is sufficiently clear and understandable.

The estimated amount of construction at the Keflavík Airport terminal 2021 to 2028 is equivalent to one Smáralind mall, says Sveinbjörn Indriðason, CEO of Isavia, in an interview with Viðskiptablaðið business weekly.

"Isavia's share capital was increased during the pandemic, in order to support development and make Keflavík Airport better equipped to deal with the recovery that happended last summer, while airports around the world were going through difficult times," said Lilja Dögg Alfreðsdóttir, Minister of Tourism at Isavia's morning meeting.

A new baggage reception hall will be put into use at the end of 2023, a part of the Austurálma (East Wing), which is currently under construction at Keflavík Airport. "The bag reception belts will be tripled in size and performance, and the waiting area doubles in size for arriving passengers to the country. So this will be a complete revolution for passengers," says Guðmundur Daði Rúnarsson, director of business and development at Isavia.

Isavia has presented its passenger forecast for the year 2023. The forecast predicts 7.8 million passengers at Keflavik International Airport next year and 2.2 million tourists in Iceland. This would be the third biggest year for the airport and only in 2018 have there been more tourists coming to Iceland when they numbered 2.3 million.

Although tourism has not yet fully recovered, Keflavik International Airport is mostly back to a steady pace. In September, roughly 326 thousand passengers passed through the airport.

Isavia has signed a contract with Verkfræðistofa Suðurnesja (Suðurnes Engineering Firm) for project supervision and consultation for the new extension to the Leifur Eiríksson Air Terminal.