A £3.2 million development will get underway in October at Newcastle Airport.

The work will create a brand new, three-storey terminal extension that will add an extra 5,242 sq ft to the security search area doubling the number of security lanes to 10. The latest security screening technology will also be to speed up passenger transit through security.

The airport is also joining forces with the UK Border Agency to redevelop the immigration arrivals area which will include increasing the number of desks from four to six by December 2011.

The building work is scheduled to be completed by spring 2012 and will take place in phases to minimise disruption.