Practical emergency exercise named «Joint Response – 2012» was held at Split Airport on 20th March 2012, from 08.00h – 11.30h.
In accordance with international and domestic standards, the training of this extent is held every two years, and makes constituent part of airport preparations for tourist season.
Participants in the exercise were employees of Split Airport, Air Traffic Control and other integral services, officers of Resnik Police Station, Divulje Air Base squadron, Kastela and Trogir Voluntary Fire Department forces, National Protection and Rescue Directorate – Split Regional Office, State Intervention Unit, Croatian Red Cross – Red Cross Kastela, and Split-Dalmatia County Institute of Emergency Medicine.
The exercise showed emergency event – “Aircraft Accident at the Airport”. According to the scenario, extremely bad weather conditions caused the fall of commercial aircraft. The aircraft split into more parts, there was fuel leakage, the fire broke out, and passengers were injured. Immediately upon alert, Split Airport Fire Brigade came to the spot and started fire fighting and rescuing. The operational command that managed all emergency site activities was established. As soon as appropriate conditions were provided, pulling out and treatment of injured persons were started. Assembly centres were formed. Incoming external forces were activated as needed.
All participants showed high level of readiness in the event of airport emergency. Everyone was acting in accordance with proscribed Emergency Plan procedures, coordination with external forces and institutions was functioning very well, organisation and implementation of exercise was exemplary. Therefore, the exercise can be evaluated as entirely successful.
We have welcomed this year millionth passenger at Split Airport, today.
New Split Airport aircraft apron was ceremonially put into operation by Croatian Prime Minister, Mrs. Jadranka Kosor, on 31st August 2011.
In her speech, Prime Minister Kosor pointed out that this project represents extremely important example of how everything can be achieved, if we want and make efforts, and how satisfied she is with the fact that responsible managers of Split Airport have obeyed instructions concerning rational running of business.
On that occasion, Mr. Luksa Novak, Split Airport General Manager, emphasised that that investment and other projects which are still in course of realisation are more than justified, because of ever growing number of passengers arriving to Kastela.
- In the last ten years, we note the average increase of 10 per cent in number of passengers per year. Therefore, by the end of this year, we expect the figure of about 1.300.000 passengers. This season peak days registered up to 110 aircrafts with up to 24.000 passengers. We also set a historical record among Croatian airports, with 274.000 passengers that passed through Split Airport in the month of July – said Mr. Novak, thanking all employees for the efforts invested in their work.
Project Name: Enlargement of Split Airport Apron;
Complete Investment Value: 90 million HRK, VAT excluded (Land, Fees, Works);
General Contractor: Zagorje Tehnobeton d.d., Varazdin
Source of Funds: Majority Split Airport Proper Resources (96%)
Term of Work Completion: 18 Months (beginning of works end of year 2009);
Putting into Operation: Operation Permit of 26 July 2011.
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