New Madinah airport to be ready by 2015
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Madinah Gov Prince Faisal bin Salman reiterated importance of completing expansion works on Prince Muhammad bin Abdulaziz International Airport on time during his latest inspection visit. Prince Faisal also inspected a prototype model of the project and was keyed in on pivotal aspects of the project by Muhammad Al-Fadel, airport’s general director, as reported by Arab News.
Al-Fadel said that 83% of construction has so far been completed. “The first phase of the project will be completed in early January 2015,” he said. The airport would accommodate nearly eight million travellers annually once it operates. Madinah receives an estimated 11 m visitor per year. Aviation traffic is slated to increase by 27% with the new expansion.
“Upcoming phases include increasing airport capacity to 14 m passengers a year, while the third phase will see the premises accommodate almost 27 m people,” he added.
Prince Faisal bin Salman also discussed technical aspects of the project with engineers. The new airport is poised to drastically enhance the city’s economy, increasing commercial trade to more than SAR400 m.
The new airport also will accommodate major airliners, including Turkish Airlines, Flynas and Emirates Airlines.
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