OREANDA-NEWS. August 18, 2010.  During a visit by the FIFA commission to inspect Russia’s World Cup 2018/2022 bid, the presentation of the project for reconstruction and development of Pulkovo Airport up to 2039 took place.

Sergey Emdin, Director General, Northern Capital Gateway LLC, introduced the airport development project to the members of the International Football Federation. According to the project, the new passenger terminal with capacity of up to 17 million passengers will be built by 2013. The airfield will also undergo major modernization. New airport’s capacity will allow St. Petersburg to host large-scale sport and cultural events, and attract the vast numbers of tourists to the city.

After the presentation at Pulkovo Airport the commission went to inspect other facilities in St. Petersburg.