DAA announces granting of €1.2bn in terminal contracts

Contracts totaling €1.2bn have been awarded by Dublin Airport Authority for the construction of second passenger terminal and new satellite pier components in Dublin airport following a public tender process.

The UK-based international construction firm, Laing O'Rourke has been appointed by the DAA to build Pier D, the facility which will provide 14 new boarding gates for narrow and wide-bodied aircraft, by late 2007.