. ▁A ▁new ▁air ▁traffic ▁control ▁tower ▁was ▁constructed . ▁ ▁The ▁aer od rome ' s ▁name ▁was ▁changed ▁once ▁again ▁in ▁ 1 9 8 8 , ▁becoming ▁officially ▁" G ron ingen ▁Airport ▁E elde ▁N V ". ▁This ▁was ▁decided ▁because ▁the ▁air port ' s ▁international ▁significance ▁had ▁stead ily ▁increased ▁over ▁the ▁years . ▁ ▁With ▁the ▁air port ▁becoming ▁more ▁crow ded ▁due ▁to ▁hol iday ▁fl ights , ▁it ▁was ▁decided ▁to ▁join ▁the ▁two ▁existing ▁passenger ▁h alls ▁together . ▁This ▁created ▁a ▁single ▁departure ▁hall ▁capable ▁of ▁holding ▁ 2 0 0 ▁passengers . ▁The ▁merge ▁also ▁resulted ▁in ▁an ▁arrival s ▁hall ▁with ▁a ▁convey or ▁bel t . ▁A ▁new ▁car ▁park ▁was ▁added ▁as ▁well . ▁G ron ingen ▁Airport ▁E elde ▁received ▁a ▁sum ▁of ▁ 2 . 5 ▁million ▁gu ild ers ▁for ▁a ▁new ▁passage ▁hall . ▁This ▁sum ▁was ▁don ated ▁by ▁the ▁European ▁support ▁fund ▁I SP , ▁which ▁was ▁granted ▁by ▁the ▁province ▁of ▁Dr ent he . ▁This ▁would ▁fin ance ▁almost ▁one - third ▁of ▁the ▁costs ▁of ▁the ▁new ▁hall . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 9 7 , ▁the ▁Dutch ▁government ▁planned ▁to ▁stop ▁financial ▁support ▁to ▁most ▁regional ▁air ports . ▁Despite ▁this , ▁the ▁air port ▁was ▁still ▁entitled ▁to ▁ 2 5 ▁million ▁gu ild ers ▁( about ▁ 1 1 . 3 ▁million ▁eu ros ) ▁for ▁the ▁expansion ▁of ▁its ▁main ▁run way . ▁On