In 2018, the enterprise management will join the cooperation of one of the largest European carriers - LOT Polish Airlines. Due to this, for the first time in the history of Zaporizhia the regular flights to the countries of Europe began to operate from the local airport. The first of these was the Zaporizhia-Warsaw flight. The Ukrainian low-cost airline SkyUp became another new carrier that started cooperation with the airport. Also this year, the airport representatives are participating for the first time in the Routes Europe 2018 Forum, one of the largest air aviation forums in the world, allowing for meetings between the most influential players in the airline market. In 2016, the concept of a new terminal at the airport was presented. On September 6, 2017, the Government of Ukraine approved design estimates for the construction of a new passenger terminal. According to the documents, the construction should be completed within 24 months from the start date of construction, the total cost of all works, at the time of approval of the design and estimate documentation, amounted to 543 million UAH. Also, for the maintenance of the terminal, construction of a boiler house, a pumping station, a complex transformer substation, supply of power grids, sewage networks, water supply, heat and gas supply, communication systems, and rainwater drainage is planned. The construction of a new terminal should significantly increase the volume of passenger traffic and allow significant development of the transport infrastructure of the entire region. The executor of the work was the company "Altis-Construction", which won the tender with a proposal of 529 million 850 thousand UAH. On 14 December 2017, the construction of a new terminal began. Its area is 12545 m², the capacity should be 400 passengers per hour (250 on international lines and 150 on domestic ones). The start of the construction of a new airport terminal in Zaporizhia. On 14 December 2018, the airport was authorized to take a loan from state-owned banks amounting to UAH 280 million. This money should be directed to construction work at the new airport terminal. An enterprise must return the sum at the expense of its own profit. The state of construction of the new terminal of the airport as of February 2019. As of the end of 2018, a completely built terminal framework and work on the roof covering was completed, the work on the installation of glass panels are coming to the end, the laying of communications to the terminal building continues. The installation of escalators has begun. According to official data, on 17 December 2018, 50% of all construction works completed, the terminal rated capacity will be 1 million passengers per year.