▁started ▁with ▁the ▁construction ▁of ▁a ▁new ▁terminal ▁to ▁replace ▁the ▁original ▁terminal ▁built ▁in ▁the ▁ 1 9 8 0 s . ▁The ▁original ▁terminal ▁was ▁demol ished ▁to ▁make ▁way ▁for ▁additional ▁par king ▁spaces . ▁The ▁new ▁terminal ▁is ▁constructed ▁in ▁a ▁modern ▁design ▁concept ▁with ▁three ▁jet ways ▁and ▁a ▁larger ▁apr on . ▁ ▁New ▁terminal ▁ ▁On ▁ 1 6 ▁July ▁ 2 0 1 2 , ▁a ▁R p ▁ 2   tr ill ion ▁($ 2 1 2   mill ion ) ▁new ▁terminal ▁has ▁been ▁opened ▁to ▁accommod ate ▁ 1 . 5   mill ion ▁passengers ▁a ▁year ▁and ▁serve ▁ 8 ▁narrow - b od ied ▁j ets ▁equivalent ▁to ▁Bo eing ▁ 7 3 7 - 9 0 0 ER ▁aircraft ▁and ▁wide ▁body ▁j ets ▁equivalent ▁to ▁ 2 ▁Bo eing ▁ 7 4 7 ▁j um bo ▁j ets ▁at ▁the ▁same ▁time . ▁The ▁new ▁terminal ▁sp anning ▁ 1 7 , 0 0 0 ▁square ▁meters ▁and ▁a ▁more ▁sp a cious ▁aircraft ▁apr on ▁which ▁can ▁accommod ate ▁ 1 0 ▁wide - body ▁aircraft , ▁twice ▁the ▁capacity ▁of ▁the ▁old ▁apr on . ▁The ▁new ▁terminal ▁is ▁designed ▁with ▁a ▁mix ▁of ▁Mal ay ▁and ▁modern ▁architecture . ▁The ▁physical ▁form ▁of ▁the ▁building ▁is ▁inspired ▁from ▁the ▁typical ▁flying ▁fa una ▁form ▁of ▁R ia u , ▁Ser ind it ▁birds . ▁To ▁meet ▁the ▁technical ▁requirements ▁of ▁a ▁world - class ▁air