Main building work on airport Terminal 2 to begin soon, Mowlem director says

Kaieteur News reported on 31 October 2026 that the director of Mowlem, the British firm delivering the project, said main building work on the new terminal will start very soon. Kaieteur News reported that the project is at Cheddi Jagan International Airport.

iNews Guyana reported on 31 October 2026 that the investment is about US$65.5 million. It said UK company Mowlem is doing the work and UK Export Finance (UKEF) supports it.

The Department of Public Information said in a notice published on 29 October 2026 that the project is worth US$65.5 million. It said UKEF supports the terminal. It said UK firm Mowlem International (UK) Limited is building it, and that the firm was formerly BHM Construction International (UK Limited).

Kaieteur News said the building is a new Arrivals Terminal of 150,000 square feet. The paper said British firm Mowlem is delivering the project with backing from UK Export Finance.

Kaieteur News also reported that the terminal will handle 1,000 passengers per hour. It said that rate can grow to 1,500. The paper said the terminal would lift total airport capacity to 2.5 million passengers a year.

The Department of Public Information, Guyana reported that the need for the terminal was explained in August 2025. President Ali said Guyana's aviation sector had grown fast. He said it had already pushed current facilities past what they can handle.

At that event, the government said BHM Construction, a company from the United Kingdom, would build the second terminal. It said BHM would team up with the Manchester Airport Group to design and build the facilities.

Stabroek News reported that the sod-turning described the terminal as an 18-month building project, starting in 2026. Stabroek News reported that it will serve as the new arrivals terminal.

The story was first reported by the Department of Public Information.