The plans illustrate the current or present layout of an airport and how the airport will appear following redevelopment next year.
Overall, it is clear that the airport will be enlarged and more specialized rooms will be added to it.
Looking in more detail at the departure and arrival areas, whereas the former currently has a check-in and cafe, in addition to a security area and passport control, the latter is largely empty, with the customs and passport control room being the only room in it. By next year, however, a cafe, ATM, and car hire will have been added, and in order to build the car hire, a small part of the arrival section will be enlarged. The check-in, which is in the far west of the airport, is going to be relocated to the middle of the airport, and a bag drop will be erected in the space left by it. Similarly, the cafe will be moved to the south of the bag drop. The security, passport control, and customs areas will all remain unchanged, although to the north of the security area, shops will be opened up and the single doors will be converted into double ones.
If we look at the top-most part of the current airport layout, we can see two connected walkways that are almost completely surrounded by eight gates. In the future—that is, in a year—not only will this part be made significantly bigger, but also ten more gates will be added, making the total number 18. It is worth noting that a sky train will replace the walkways.
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The plans depict an airport’s present layout and how it will appear next year.
Overall, there are plans to enlarge the airport and include more specialized rooms in it.
Whereas the departures currently has a check-in and cafe, in addition to security and passport control, the arrivals only has customs and passport control. By next year, however, a cafe, ATM, and car hire will have been added to the arrivals, and to accommodate the car hire, the arrivals will be irregularly enlarged. The check-in, in the far left of the departures, is going to be relocated to the right, a bag drop will take its place, and the cafe will be moved to the back of the bag drop. The security, passport control, and customs will all remain unchanged, although shops will be opened up in front of the security and the single doors serving as the airport’s entrances will be converted into double ones.
In the north of the airport , there are two connected walkways almost completely surrounded by eight gates. In a year, not only will this part be made significantly bigger, but also ten more gates will be added and a sky train will replace the walkways.
The two maps plans depict an Southwest Airport’s present layout and how it will appear next year after planned renovations.
Overall, there are plans to enlarge the airport and include more specialized rooms in it.
You need to write about the main features in the "overall paragraph." What are the most obvious changes?
Whereas the departures currently has a check-in and cafe, in addition to security and passport control, the arrivals only has customs and passport control. By next year, however, a cafe, ATM, and car hire will have been added to the arrivals, and to accommodate the car hire, the arrivals will be irregularly (not a good word here) enlarged. The check-in, in the far left of the departures, is going to be relocated to the right, a bag drop will take its place, and the cafe will be moved to the back of the bag drop. The security, passport control, and customs will all remain unchanged, although shops will be opened up in front of the security and the single doors serving as the airport’s entrances will be converted into double ones.
On the north side of the airport , there are two connected walkways almost completely surrounded by with eight gates. In a year, not only will this part be made significantly larger bigger, but also ten more gates will be added and a sky train will replace the walkways.
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The two diagrams show the current layout of Southwest Airport, and plans for its one-year expansion.
Overall, the renovated airport will have more than twice as many gates for planes to dock and a sky train to transport passengers to and from the main terminal. It will also have several new services, especially for arriving passengers. The arrivals terminal will be slightly larger in area to make room for a car hire kiosk.
In detail, there will be 18 gates for planes, compared to the current 8. The gate area will be a Y-shaped expansion of the current area. A few shops will be added here. In the main terminal, there will be more doors for both arriving and departing passengers. In the arrivals area, there will be three new services: car hire, an ATM machine and a café. The departures area will have a new baggage drop off service and the passenger check-in desk and the café will be moved. The passport control and security area, which is located between the terminal and the gate area, will not be changed.