ThisĀ is the first image of how a multimillion-pound expansion at Aberdeen International Airport could look.
First Minister Nicola Sturgeon will jet into the Granite City this morning to announce new funding for the project at the main passenger terminal – which is expected to increase in size by 50%.
The work could lead to more flights and an upgrade to passenger facilities such as departure lounges.
UPDATE: Nicola Sturgeon jets in to unveil airport plans
Ms Sturgeon will unveil details of the investment programme which will result in the largest transformation of the airport since the current terminal first opened its doors in 1977.
The first minister will join Aberdeen International Airport managing director Carol Benzie and Amanda McMillan, chief executive of AGS Airports Limited to make the announcement.
In March last year, airport chiefs revealed they were investing Ā£16million on a radical reshaping of the terminal building.
The changes include an expansion of the departure lounge, as well as new catering and retail space.
The upgrades are expected to be completed by 2018.
The city’s international airport is owned by AGS Airports Limited – which also operates Glasgow and Southampton airports.
Passengers can currently travel to about 50 destinations, including tourist hotspots such as Tenerife, Amsterdam and Corfu.
But the airport suffered a 7% slump in traveller numbers during 2015 as the north-east economy felt the impact of lower oil prices.
Bosses said the December total was down by 14.1%, compared with a year earlier, at 243,259 travellers.
It took the latest annual figure to just over 3.5 million, down from a record total of 3.76 million in 2014.
Earlier this month Scottish Labour revealed figures showing the average leisure passenger using Aberdeen International Airport was aged 43 and earned Ā£50,648.
Public services and wealth creation spokeswoman Jackie Baillie said the figures, which exclude business flights, showed the SNP’s planned scrapping of air passenger duty was a giveaway to higher earners at the expense of the rest
Aberdeen Donside SNP MSP Mark McDonald said the tax cut would stimulate the north-east economy.
He added: “This shows how utterly out of touch Labour are with the importance of Aberdeen International Airport to the local economy, and the need to make routes more affordable.”