News RAVINALA AIRPORTS

Starting today, the national terminal reveals its new face.A reimagined space to be the first showcase of Malagasy hospitality and a place where passengers travel in complete serenity, where every journey begins with a smoother, more serene, and more welcoming experience.From January 2025 to date, an average of 60 aircraft movements per day have been recorded at Antananarivo airport, divided between 32 regular movements (19 national, 11 regional, and 2 international) and 27 private aircraft movements (25 national and 2 regional).The terminal's capacity, at the "optimum" service level, increased from 120 passengers per hour to 216 passengers per hour. Similarly, the capacity of the conveyor belt increased from 297 pieces of luggage per hour for a length of 26 linear meters to 900 pieces of luggage per hour for a belt of 80 linear meters.A new chapter is opening, driven by the commitment of the teams and the desire to offer infrastructure to international standards, in the service of Madagascar and its travelers. Welcome to this new experience.

Fully renovated, this space dedicated to passengers now offers a more modern, functional, and comfortable environment, thereby enhancing the travel experience for departures and arrivals of domestic flights.Some major changes:BEFORE:- Terminal capacity at "optimum" service level: 120 passengers/hour- Line Inspection and Screening Post (PIF): 1- Boarding area: 380 m2 with 151 seats- Boarding gates: 2AFTER:- Terminal capacity at "optimum" service level: 216 passengers/hour- Lines of Inspection Filtering Post (PIF): 2- Boarding area: 760 m2 with 236 seats- Boarding gates: 4- New businesses- Currency exchange, ATM area- Tienda Express- New dining areas (in the departure lounge, city side)- Children's corner- Comfort corner- VIP Area- Salón- General aviation space- Cultural discovery space   

Ravinala Airports received the award: Runner-up in the "Digital Communication & Engagement Awards 2026" competition, category "Digital Innovation and Community Engagement" from ACI Africa or Airports Council International Africa.ACI Africa brings together African airports and represents their interests at the continental and international levels. This result is the fruit of thorough work and creativity in communication and digital innovation to strengthen community engagement both internally and externally, and to improve and facilitate the passenger experience. This award encourages us to work even harder on passenger tranquility and the development of positive relationships with the entire community. Ravinala Airports becomes the first airport manager in the category of less than 2 million passengers to receive this distinction, and in the overall ranking, it ranks second among African airports, just behind Egypt (airport in the category of over 20 million passengers). Congratulations to all the teams at Ravinala Airports for this achievement.