PICTURES have revealed how a major transformation at Teesside Airport is well underway - and some areas are already nearing completion.
Exclusive pictures show how the terminal building is being redeveloped to include a number of brand new facilities ahead of its reopening.
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Dated check-in desks have been pictured ripped out, while false walls that have divided disused parts of the building for several years have been pulled down.
The sneak peak has also revealed a brand new retail and duty free unit, while pictures show the ongoing work to create a dedicated departure gate for Ryanair.
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As part of the project, the security hall is being completely overhauled, the business lounge is being remodelled and a second family lounge is being created.
A restaurant, cocktail bar and coffee shop is also set to be added once the major works are finished.
The multi-million pound transformation, which is understood to be the first in more than 15 years, is expected to completed by April 2021.
Part of the airport's ten-year plan, the transformation is part of the masterplan to bring the airport "back into profit."
Take a look below:
Former check-in desks are being removed ahead of the redevelopment, they will be replaced with brand new desks and an upgraded baggage belt system
The security area and departure area has been boarded up ready for contractors to move in and start work
The security area has been cleared for development, a state-of-the-art 3D hold baggage scanner will be installed here
A CGI of proposed security zone, showing the new technology, once all of the works across the site are completed in April 2021
Gate four is being redeveloped - it will become Ryanair's dedicated departure gate for flights to Europe
The Middleton Lounge waiting for its few finishing touches including furnishings and decor - it will be aimed at families
The Rockliffe Lounge developed in partnership with the Rockliffe Hall Hotel in Darlington will be aimed at business passengers
The re-opening of the previously mothballed zone ahead of a new retail and duty free offering
The new retail and duty free area being prepared, it will be the first thing passengers see once they clear security
A CGI of the retail and duty free area
The mothballed check-in desks, formerly for Thomson Airways, which is also being redeveloped as part of the plans
A CGI showing how the former Thomson Airways check-in area will look once it becomes a dedicated area for Ryanair passengers
Speaking to The Northern Echo about the refurbishment in December, the Tees Valley Mayor Ben Houchen said: “We’ve got the flights now, and now we need to increase revenue in the airport, we need to break even, we need to move back into profit and these new offerings will help us do that."
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