EIB BACKS INNOVATIVE ECO-AIRPORT DEVELOPMENT IN RÉUNION

THE EUROPEAN Investment Bank (EIB) has announced that it is lending EUR100 million to Réunion Roland Garros Airport to finance the development of the French Indian Ocean island’s airport until 2022. The goal is building sustainable, high-performance infrastructure to meet anticipated traffic growth to 3 million passengers annually by 2025. It includes an innovative bioclimatic design, being developed by France’s AIA Life Designers, who are providing architectural and engineering consulting services. Using plans developed by PREBAT (Programme of Research ...


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