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Riga International Airport is one of three notable airports in Latvia. The other two are the Liepāja International Airport and the Ventspils Airport. Riga International Airport’s biggest air carrier is airBaltic. Riga International Airport is one of the fastest growing in the world. Built in 1973 and renovated in 2001, the airport has seen a steady increase in passengers in recent years. In 1998 it handled 550,000 passengers and that number has gone up every year, reaching 1,900,000 passengers in 2005. Thanks to the refurbishment of 2001, Riga International Aiport is a sleek, modern and functional affair. All the facilities you need are there, such as bureaux de change, ATMs and left luggage, whilst getting through security, passport control and baggage is usually much easier than at larger airports. Car rental office in Riga airport is located in the Arrival E sector. In 2006, the new north terminal extension was opened. From Riga International Airport it is possible to go to 71 destinations. At Riga International Airport, Departure sectors A and B are intended for flights to the Schengen Agreement member states, and Departure sectors C and D are for the flights to non-Schengen countries. The Latvian Government also plans to build another terminal capable of handling 20 million passengers a year. The first part of this project began in 2008. The airport also plans to build new hotels, a business park, a second pier, new parking, a second runway, a new control tower, a new high-speed tram link or railway to the city centre, and a new check-in hall, all by 2011. The airport is currently soliciting bids for airport expansion that encompasses, as the first stage, a construction of a new terminal with 23 gates facing north, and in the second stage, seamlessly joining the current airport terminals with the new terminal in a unified architectural entity.