In November 2006 the operating company ANA Aeroportos de Portugal, announced an expansion plan for some airport structures in order to respond to current passenger traffic growth trends, and full capacity use of the airport, which had been intended to respond to growth until the new airport was to be finished in 2017.
U studenom 2006., tvrtka ANA Aeroportos de Portugal koja upravlja aerodromom , najavila je plan proširenja za pojedine aerodromske strukture, kako bi se odgovorilo na trenutne trendove rasta putničkog prometa i mogućnost korištenja punog kapaciteta aerodroma, sve dok se nova međunarodna zračna luka Lisabon ne završi 2017. godine.