The plans below show the site of an airport now and how it will look after redevelopment next year. Summarise the information by selecting and reporting the main features, and make comparisons where relevant.

The maps show Southwest
Airport
now and next year, after development.
Overall
, the
airport
will be expanded to provide more gates, and the addition of other new facilities will offer more convenience for both departing and arriving passengers. The departures entrance is on the left as one faces the building. Upon entering, security and
passport
control
can be seen straight ahead. After redevelopment, a bag-drop area will be added in the departures hall, before one goes through
passport
control
.
Although
the check-in counters will be relocated to make room for the new bag-drop area, they will still be right before
passport
control
. The café,
on the other hand
, will be moved close to the entrance. Once through security, one will see some shops, which the
airport
currently does not have. Ahead is the concourse. At the moment, there are 8 gates and passengers may use a moving walkway to get to their boarding gate. Going forward, the
airport
will have a much longer concourse with 18 gates so the walkway will be replaced by a sky train. Moving on to the arrivals hall, at present
passport
control
and customs are the only services in the hall. Beginning next year,
however
, there will be a café, ATM machines and car hire arriving passengers can use after clearing customs.
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Topic Vocabulary:
  • infrastructure
  • terminal
  • runway
  • refurbishment
  • redevelopment
  • amenities
  • car park
  • hangar
  • concourse
  • public transport hub
  • access roads
  • boarding gates
  • check-in desk
  • baggage claim
  • departure lounge
  • observation deck
  • duty-free shopping
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