Editing Vilnius Airport (section)

==Terminal==
[[File:Vilnius International Airport.jpg|thumb|left|Vilnius International Airport terminal building]]
[[File:Vilnius_Airport_main_entrance.jpg|thumb|right|Main entrance to the airport]]
The original terminal was built in 1934–1936 to a design by Józefa Mrówkowa-Ochmańska; Stanisław Połujan was the construction manager.<ref name=":2">{{Cite web |title=Budownictwo w Wilnie międzywojennym – przewodnik chronologiczny (cz. 5) |url=http://www.wilnoteka.lt/artykul/budownictwo-w-wilnie-miedzywojennym-przewodnik-chronologiczny-cz-5 |access-date=2024-01-15 |website=Wilnoteka |language=pl}}</ref> The three-story building was designed in modernist style, and had a restaurant with a terrace, a hotel for passengers, a newspaper kiosk, a customs post, a police station and a post office.<ref name=":2" /> The building was criticized for its overly luxurious interior design and size, which was unsuitable for the small, nascent civilian air traffic in Vilnius.<ref name=":2" />

The construction of the current airport building started in 1949 and completed in 1954.<ref name=":1" /> It features a standard 1950s Soviet airport terminal design, originally intended for an airport with up to 20 aircraft movements per day. On the outside, it is decorated with sculptures of soldiers, workers and aviators, while inside walls and ceilings feature wreaths, bay leaves and stars, and until the early 1990s, the Soviet hammer and sickle, typical decor for Soviet public buildings of early post-war years.{{citation needed|date=February 2017}}

A new departure terminal, connected with the old building, was built in 1993.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.ivilnius.com/learn/how-to-arrive/by-plane/|title=By plane {{!}} How to arrive |website=iVilnius – Vilnius city guide|access-date=2017-02-04|archive-date=5 February 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170205013437/http://www.ivilnius.com/learn/how-to-arrive/by-plane/|url-status=live}}</ref> Since then, the old building has been used as the arrival terminal only.<ref name=":1" />

In November 2007, the new {{convert|1,000|m2|4=0|abbr=on}} terminal building was opened for operations which improved the capacity and facilities of the airport and complies with the requirements of the [[Schengen agreement]]. {{Citation needed|date=September 2015}} The passenger throughput of the terminal increased, passenger service quality was improved and more stringent aviation security measures were implemented. The new area of the renovated passenger terminal now reaches {{convert|3,462|m2|4=0|abbr=on}}. It is equipped with 6 passenger boarding bridges, modern passenger [[check-in]] equipment, new travel value and [[duty-free shops]] were opened as well as business lounge and VIP Lounge.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://sumin.lrv.lt/en/news/vilnius-airport-will-have-a-new-passenger-terminal|title=Vilnius Airport will have a new passenger terminal|website=sumin.lrv.lt|language=lt|access-date=2017-02-04|archive-date=7 April 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220407125346/https://sumin.lrv.lt/en/news/vilnius-airport-will-have-a-new-passenger-terminal|url-status=live}}</ref>