The new terminal has been designed to handle 900,000 passengers per annum and 1,300 passengers an hour at peak times, increasing the airport’s capacity by 50%.
The terminal features 13 check-in counters, electronic panels to display time tables and destinations of the flights, and immigration, customs, veterinary and health services. The building is equipped with escalators, staircases and elevators, specially designed for disabled people.
The terminal is part of a $75 million upgrade programme, which also includes expanding the current passenger terminal, building a new control tower, a car park and a VIP presidential pavilion.
Construction on the project began in April 2009 with a $75 million fund provided by the Chinese Embassy in Maputo. Chinese construction company Anhui Foreign Economic Construction serves as the contractor for the terminal building scheme, who built a new cargo terminal in 2009, as part of the first phase of the programme.
