Air bridge, roof garden and green landscaping to feature at revamped Hong Kong airport terminal

Airport Authority to fund HK$7 billion improvement work set for completion in 2020 to boost facility’s competitiveness

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An illustration of the new Sky Bridge, which should be ready in 2020. Photo: Handout

Published: 8:00pm, 20 Jun 2017Updated: 12:22pm, 6 Jul 2017

With a new air bridge, an open-air roof garden and floor-to-ceiling green landscaping, Hong Kong is making a big push to raise its competitiveness.

The HK$7 billion enhancement project for Terminal 1 would bring “a fresh look and feel,” Airport Authority CEO Fred Lam Tin-fuk said.

New features include themed boarding gate areas, replacing grey carpets with blue ones, the introduction of specialist concept stores and an expanded food hall.

The authority also provided more details on its air bridge, which is planned to include an observation deck looking like a traditional Chinese gateway.

An illustration of the roof garden at the airport. Photo: Handout

At 200 metres, the Sky Bridge connecting Terminal 1 with the North Satellite Concourse will be longer than the connecting bridge at Gatwick Airport near London, but slightly lower at 28 metres in height. But it will still be high enough to allow the world’s biggest passenger planes to pass underneath.

The North Satellite Concourse, which provides 10 parking stands, has drawn ridicule since it was built in 2010 for its isolated location, with shuttle buses providing the only means of access.