In addition to the aircraft, the airport infrastructure and the flight test base were destroyed at the airport.
Damage from the damage to the Gostomel airport is estimated at $ 1 billion. He said this in an interview with Forbes. about. Viktor Avdeev, Deputy General Director for Operations and Administrative Activities Antonov.
According to him, in addition to the destruction of An-225 Mriya aircraft and other aircraft, the airfield infrastructure and flight test base were almost completely destroyed.
“We need a complete reconstruction, and in fact, the construction of a new airport. This means it is necessary to build a terminal that will allow the creation of a cargo hub in Gostomel. It will be mainly used by Antonov Airlines. We want to increase the attractiveness of the airline by expanding the range of its services, more functionally use the aircraft fleet for international transportation, “he said.
As you know, the world’s largest aircraft Mriya was destroyed in battles for Gostomel airport at the end of February 2022. Later, the commander of one of the three crews of the AN-225 aircraft, Dmitry Antonov, that the new aircraft can be made from the unfinished part of the “sister of Mriya”, but the project requires significant investment.
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