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05 July 2015
Muscat: Expansion work at the Muscat International Airport is on the right track and will be completed on time, a senior official from one of the major construction companies involved in the project, said.
"Workers' arrest in the last week of May has not affected the project. The project completion will be on time," the official said.
Last week, the Oman Airports Management Company (OAMC) extended invitations to retailers and food and beverage traders for 'duty free services and luxury retail' at the $1.8bn New Muscat International Airport, which is due to open next year.
Muscat Duty Free (MDF) has been running its trade at the existing Seeb Airport (from departures and arrivals shops) since 2003 as a 50/50 joint venture company between Oman Air and Aer Rianta International Middle East.
The existing Muscat International Airport is directly connected to 55 destinations in 27 countries by 33 international airlines, having served 9.1m passengers in 2013. By contrast, the New Muscat Airport will initially have the capacity to handle 12m passengers annually.
The total gross floor area for the new Muscat International terminal building is 344,995sq m, with an overall airport land area of 21sq km. Three subsequent expansion phases are planned to increase the airport's annual capacity to 24 million, 36 million and 48 million passengers when projected demand requires it.
Around 16,195,637 passengers are expected by 2020, compared to the 9,142,019 handled in 2014.
The airport is due for opening by the end of 2016, and will boast of a total capacity of 36 million passengers.
The new airport - which is two years behind schedule - is being constructed by a consortium comprising Bechtel, Enka and Bahwan Engineering.
Meanwhile, in Salalah, ATU Duty Free opened its 727sq m duty free departure and 117sq m arrivals stores, where it is contracted to run the food and beverage areas within the New Salahah Airport terminal.
Passenger traffic at Muscat and Salalah airports recorded a growth of 9.1 per cent and 12.1 per cent, respectively.
Figures released by the National Centre for Statistics and Information (NCSI) show that passenger traffic at both airports reached 3.51mn by the end of April this year. The number of passengers, including both transfers and transit through Muscat International Airport reached 3.22mn.
The number of international flights at Muscat airport till April touched 26,241, an increase of 9.7 per cent compared to the same period in 2014. The number of arrivals reached 1.49 million while the number of departures touched 1.43 million.
Meanwhile, passenger traffic at Salalah Airport till the end of April touched 288,715, travelling on 2,981 flights.
Muscat: Expansion work at the Muscat International Airport is on the right track and will be completed on time, a senior official from one of the major construction companies involved in the project, said.
"Workers' arrest in the last week of May has not affected the project. The project completion will be on time," the official said.
Last week, the Oman Airports Management Company (OAMC) extended invitations to retailers and food and beverage traders for 'duty free services and luxury retail' at the $1.8bn New Muscat International Airport, which is due to open next year.
Muscat Duty Free (MDF) has been running its trade at the existing Seeb Airport (from departures and arrivals shops) since 2003 as a 50/50 joint venture company between Oman Air and Aer Rianta International Middle East.
The existing Muscat International Airport is directly connected to 55 destinations in 27 countries by 33 international airlines, having served 9.1m passengers in 2013. By contrast, the New Muscat Airport will initially have the capacity to handle 12m passengers annually.
The total gross floor area for the new Muscat International terminal building is 344,995sq m, with an overall airport land area of 21sq km. Three subsequent expansion phases are planned to increase the airport's annual capacity to 24 million, 36 million and 48 million passengers when projected demand requires it.
Around 16,195,637 passengers are expected by 2020, compared to the 9,142,019 handled in 2014.
The airport is due for opening by the end of 2016, and will boast of a total capacity of 36 million passengers.
The new airport - which is two years behind schedule - is being constructed by a consortium comprising Bechtel, Enka and Bahwan Engineering.
Meanwhile, in Salalah, ATU Duty Free opened its 727sq m duty free departure and 117sq m arrivals stores, where it is contracted to run the food and beverage areas within the New Salahah Airport terminal.
Passenger traffic at Muscat and Salalah airports recorded a growth of 9.1 per cent and 12.1 per cent, respectively.
Figures released by the National Centre for Statistics and Information (NCSI) show that passenger traffic at both airports reached 3.51mn by the end of April this year. The number of passengers, including both transfers and transit through Muscat International Airport reached 3.22mn.
The number of international flights at Muscat airport till April touched 26,241, an increase of 9.7 per cent compared to the same period in 2014. The number of arrivals reached 1.49 million while the number of departures touched 1.43 million.
Meanwhile, passenger traffic at Salalah Airport till the end of April touched 288,715, travelling on 2,981 flights.
© Times of Oman 2015
