- Vinci Airports launched a €380m investment programme at Lyon-Saint Exupéry.
- Terminal 2 will feature a 9,500 square metre extension.
- Terminal 2 is scheduled to open by 2029.
- The project aims to position Lyon as the main gateway to the Alps.
- Investment includes sustainable aviation fuel studies.
Vinci Airports has launched a €380m seven-year investment programme to modernise and expand Lyon-Saint Exupéry Airport ahead of the 2030 Winter Olympic and Paralympic Games in the French Alps. The project includes a new terminal and aims to position Lyon as the main gateway to the Alps. Officials want to capture traffic that might otherwise use Geneva.
Terminal 2 will feature a 9,500 square metre extension and modernisation of 12,000 square metres of existing spaces. The project includes a next-generation security screening area, expanded retail and leisure zones and improved handling for oversized baggage like skis and bicycles. The airport bus station is being expanded to handle more buses connecting passengers directly to the Alps.
Terminal 2 is scheduled to open by 2029 giving the gateway full operational capacity before the 2030 Games. The project builds on the airport’s carbon accreditation and includes energy-efficiency upgrades and sustainable aviation fuel studies with H2V and Hy2gen. The investment aims to position Lyon as a premier Alpine gateway.
