OREANDA-NEWS. July 10, 2012. New highloader WGCD54 for passengers with disabilities joins the park of apron equipment of the Tolmachevo airport.  Highloader cabin is designed to carry six people in a wheelchair or two litter patients and equipped with all necessary equipment.

In addition, the airport has acquired two highlifts to supply flight catering   Insulated lift is designed to work in difficult climatic conditions (temperature range from-45C to +50 C).

It should be noted that the new equipment is able to maintain most types of modern aircraft including Airbus A-330 and Airbus A-340.

The Novosibirsk Airport (Tolmachevo) is the largest air hub East of the Urals on major transit routes between Europe and Asia. The capacity on domestic flights is 1,800 passengers per hour, on international flights - 750 passengers per hour. The airport has two runways. According to business plan in 2012 The Tolmachevo Airport plans to serve 3,155 thousand passengers that is 14% higher than in 2011 and handle more than 26,000 tons of cargo and mail (+28%).