Sheremetyevo is preparing for the 2018 FIFA World Cup
In 2018, our country will host the World Cup. Sheremetyevo air harbor is preparing for this event, and is going to put into operation a number of innovations to improve passenger service.
For example, the airport will launch a new Terminal B (the architectural style of “Russian constructivism”). Planned interterminal transition and signs in Chinese. The capacity of the terminal will be up to 20 million passengers per year.
The opening of the new Terminal B will allow the reconstruction of the 1980 Olympics-built Terminal F to begin in 2022. This year, Terminal C will be renovated and its capacity will increase from 5 million to 15 million passengers. For 2022, the construction of Terminal C2 is planned - a capacity of up to 10 million passengers.
Next year, the third runway will be completed at the airport, the reconstruction of Starosheremetyevo highway will be completed (two lanes in each direction). Planned exit from the toll highway M11 to the southern and northern terminal complex.
The interterminal underground passage is due to open at the end of 2017, it will connect the southern and northern terminal complexes. Transfer capacity up to 1,800 passengers per hour or 11.2 million passengers per year. The shuttle train between the North and South stations will run every few minutes.
Source: tonkosti