Gates
The airport has two terminals with a total of 11 gates, plus 8 remote aircraft parking stands behind both Terminals. Terminal 1 has 4 gates and Terminal 2 has 7 gates. Terminal 1 serves Domestic and Regional flights for Ethiopian Airlines, EgyptAir, Sudan Airways, and Yemenia. Terminal 2 serves International flights and the rest of the airlines that serve the airport. Expansion of the runway, terminals and hangars are under construction by Chinese companies. The airport just recently added about 14 more remote aircraft parking stands to address air traffic congestion due to the growing increase in the number of international traffic. When the full expansion is completed, the airport will have expanded parking stands for aircraft, two cargo mega terminals, an airport free zone, an expo centre with three large exhibition halls, a major aircraft maintenance hub and a flower center to handle perishable goods as well as five star hotel to accommodate transit passengers. The baggage handling system - largest system and also the deepest in Africa - has a handling capacity of 11,000 bags per hour.
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