As the reconstruction of the Vilnius airport accelerates, the car access road (ramp) to the departure terminal, which used to bring many passengers and accompanying persons to the entrance on the second floor, is permanently closed.
In May of this year, the so-called “Kiss and Fly” zone, where passengers are dropped off, will operate only at PC and P3 sites. Cars bringing passengers will be able to park for free for 15 minutes at the “Kiss and Fly” lots.
The old ramp leading to the entrance to the departure terminal will only be accessible to airport shuttles and passengers with individual needs who have filled out the form in advance.
In order to control the temporary changes in the approaches to Vilnius airport, more than 10 employees are employed, who will provide information and help passengers orientate themselves during the reconstruction period 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.
The construction of the new departure terminal of the airport will be completed in October 2024.
According to Arno Dūmans, head of the Lithuanian Airports Infrastructure Development Department, after the reconstruction, the existing transport access scheme will fundamentally change at the country’s largest airport, which will be more clearly understood, oriented and adapted for passengers to comfortably reach the new departure and existing terminal.
The integration of public transport and carriers will also be strengthened.
According to the plan for the transformation of the traffic scheme, it is planned to expand the area of the parking and other traffic area to 17 thousand square meters. sq. m. All the currently existing parking lots will be connected into one whole – this solution will increase the traffic capacity twice compared to the current one.
During all the reconstructions, long-term multi-storey parking lots where cars can be left for a longer period of time will continue to operate without interruption at Vilnius Airport.
From June 3 the third, last phase of the reconstruction of the accesses will be started, which will change the movement pattern again. More details will be available in mid-May.
Taking into account the fact that the stages of the reconstruction of the accesses will change quite often, Lithuanian airports urge passengers planning to go to Vilnius airport by car to check the current order of parking lots and schemes in advance, as the usual access roads and parking places will have changed.
