New terminal of Odesa airport welcomes first passengers

September 2, a new terminal of the Odesa international airport has welcomed the passengers of the Turkish Airlines’ Boeing 737-800.

Director General of the Odesa International Airport Pavlo Prusak personally met the passengers who arrived from Istanbul, an Ukrinform correspondent reports.

"Today we actually launch the operation of a new terminal for servicing the arrival of passengers which will boost the acceptance rate of Odessa airport," Prusak said.

According to the director general, the staff of 12 check-in counters of the terminal can service a thousand passengers per hour.

However, the passengers so far cannot depart from the new terminal as the finishing works in the neighboring premises are nearing completion.

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