In the framework of events dated to the 20th anniversary of Armenia's independence, new terminal of "Zvartnots" airport will be put into operation on September 16, airport's press office announced. It should be noted, that in the past 20 years this is the largest public construction project commissioned in Armenia. The total project budget amounted US$ 224 million. Total area of the new complex is 34 thousand square meters; a registration hall consists of 46 check-in desks and a new two-storey 20 thousand square meters parking area for 600 cars. The new terminal is equipped with central heating, modern and high-quality ventilation system. The building also has a 9-point earthquake resistance. Works on upgrading the international airport "Zvartnots" began in 2002, and the construction of a new terminal in 2008.

According to the Airports of Thailand (AoT) chairman Teerapol Noprampa, the executive board of AoT has approved a US$ 5.5 billion budget for the expansion of Suvarnabhumi airport, reported bangkokpost.com. The meeting agreed with the "single airport" concept favoured by the International Civil Aviation Organisation (ICAO). It had approved a plan to expand Suvarnabhumi airport to enable it to handle 103 million people a year by 2024. The expansion plan is in three phases. The first stage, from 2013-2016, covers construction of a domestic passenger terminal, a third runway, car-park building for domestic passengers and internal linking road system. The projected cost is US$ 732 million. The second phase, from 2017-2020, is cost at US$ 1.47 billion and includes expansion of both domestic and foreign passenger terminals and the construction of a fourth runway. The third phase, from 2020-2024, with a total budget of US$ 3.30 billion, is for the construction of a fifth runway, additional passenger terminals and the expansion of car parking space. Mr Teerapol said the AoT plans to move its remaining services for domestic passengers at Don Mueang airport to Suvarnabhumi airport in 2016. Suvarnabhumi airport opened on October 2006 and by the end of 2007 the airport passenger traffic exceeded 40 million per year. In 2010 Suvarnabhumi airport took seventeenth place in the world by it's passenger traffic (more than 42 million per year) and fifth place in Asia, after Beijing, Tokyo, Honk-Kong and Dubai airports.

A new terminal at Yerevan's Zvartnots International Airport is going to open its doors in autumn. After commission Zvartnots airport will be ranked as class "B". By the standards of the International Air Transport Association (IATA), airports are ranked by 4 classes - A, B, C, D. Highest class is "A ". According to Deputy Director of Armenia International Airports Andranik Shkhyan, new terminal building of the airport will make a holistic new complex. Total area of the new complex is 34 thousand square meters. A registration hall will consists of 46 check-in desks and a new two-storey 20 thousand square meters parking area for 600 cars will be added. Shkhyan told reporters, that construction total budget is $ 244 million, and so far they have already attracted $160 million investments for the construction work. A new airport is able to handle 3 million passengers a year instead of current 1,6 million. New airport building is a necessity, as over the past 4 years passenger flow in Armenia has increased by 8-12 percent per year. Construction of new airport began in 2008. Construction works carries Argentine Courthill Corporation, which built both the current and new airport buildings. Car parking construction is led by Armenian construction company SahakyanShin. Another Armenian company MLL Industries carries sewage and finishing works. There are also other companies including in construction works.

In Germany, in the area of Frankfurt's RhineMain Airport, was completed the construction of the Germany's largest building and one of the world's largest commercial properties - The Squaire (a new word that combines "square" and "air"). The Squaire has a length of 660 meters, 9 floors and the area of 140.000 square meters. The construction cost has already exceeded one billion Euros, despite the initial estimated cost of € 660 million and planned building commission in 2009. The spectacular building designed by star architect Helmut Joos, who made the appearance of the building similar to the glazed whale. The Squaire stands on 240 pillars such that nowhere does the structure touch the ground. Inside the huge building are located 2 Hilton hotels with 580 rooms, a large medical center, supermarket, shops, boutiques, restaurants and numerous offices, and also three atriums flooded in natural daylight and with lot of leisure space. The Squaire is a trailblazing business concept and a New Work City offering work, mobility, healh care and life under a single roof. According to the developer of the project, IVG (Immobilienkonzern IVG) Bonn real estate concern, about 66% of the space is already leased. Office rental space prices in this building are up to € 30 per 1 square meter, while a maximum price of rent in Frankfurt is € 35 and the average in the city is about € 20. The principal tenant of the office space has become the KPMG accountancy, which rented 33 thousand square meters of office space and planning to move its European headquarters to Frankfurt. The international airport of Frankfurt-am-Main is one of the largest in Europe. It takes the third place in passenger traffic, after Heathrow of London and Charles de Gaulle of Paris, and is the second largest cargo, after Charles de Gaulle.