Terminals
South hall (check-in areas A and B, former Terminal 1), temporarily closed due to reconstruction, was built in 1992 with capacity for 3.5 million passengers per year to replace the ageing complex from the communist era. Initially it handled all the traffic. In 2005, the old arrival hall from 70s was refurbished and reopened, and under the name "Etiuda" became a temporary terminal for low-cost traffic. In March 2009 the Etiuda terminal was closed and low-cost carriers and some other carriers (mainly SkyTeam alliance members) moved to T1. Since 2007 the T2, a newly built terminal adjacent to T1, has been gradually taking over the major part of the traffic.
North hall (check-in areas C, D and E, former Terminal 2) is a new terminal which became fully operational on 12 March 2008, two years after the originally planned opening date. The arrivals area was in operation from mid-2007 but problems with safety certification and disagreements between the airport and the construction firm delayed full operation. The new terminal is considerably larger than the older Terminal 1 and has taken over departures for all Star Alliance and Oneworld airlines and a few other carriers.
In 2010, the designation of terminals has changed and the entire T1+T2 complex is currently designed as 'Terminal A' divided into five check-in areas (A, B, C, D, E). The complex contains 45 passenger gates, 27 of which are equipped with jetways.
By 2015, the south hall will have been redesigned, reconstructed and fully integrated into the 'Terminal A' complex.
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