Chairman of the Sharjah International Airport Authority, Ali Salem Al Midfa, announced that the total cost of the expansion of Sharjah Airport has been raised to about 1.9 billion dirhams to cover all the basic requirements for the expansion.

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According to Al Khaleej newspaper, Al Midfa clarified that since the approval of the Sharjah airport expansion project in 2017, implementation procedures were immediately started, as the project was divided into several stages, including the construction of new buildings, the construction of the arrivals hall, and the modernization of roads leading to the airport, rather than the modernization of the building The current addition of 15 aircraft stops and the construction of new service buildings, in addition to many facilities that contribute to raising the airport's capacity to reach 20 million passengers by the year 2025, which necessitated that the completion rates in the project have so far reached levels that exceeded expectations, where We started with inch work The building will be built in August 2019 and is expected to open next year.


Al-Midfa added during the annual ceremony organized by the authority: The Sharjah International Airport Authority succeeded during the year 2019 in achieving many achievements that were based on the vision and directions of His Highness Sheikh Dr. Sultan bin Muhammad Al Qasimi, Member of the Supreme Council, Ruler of Sharjah, and also enjoyed the follow-up of His Highness Sheikh Sultan bin Mohammed bin Sultan Al Qasimi, Crown Prince and Deputy Ruler of Sharjah, Chairman of the Executive Council, which was the main supporter of achieving excellence, and an incentive to join efforts and work in the spirit of the team, which contributed to adding more successes to the airport march that started nearly nine decades ago.

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Al-Midfa confirmed that the construction of the wastewater treatment plant has been completed, and work was carried out in the second quarter of last year 2019, indicating that a contract was signed to add 12 aircraft stops to compensate the positions that will be closed during the expansion construction period, and to adopt it as an expansion of the aircraft yard upon completion The project is expected to be completed this year.


The head of Sharjah International Airport Authority stated that the construction of additional buildings for services was completed in November 2019, which includes a police dog unit building, a passenger luggage transfer building building, a building for aircraft cleaning personnel, in addition to lost baggage warehouses and places to ship equipment Electrical, airline warehouses.


Regarding the technical services area and the baggage transfer and delivery system, the cannon said the technical and financial evaluation of the companies participating in the tender is being conducted by the project manager Parsons and the ADPI consulting company, and the contractor will be chosen this March, and construction work has begun on the eastern side expansion project for the passenger building The current in December 2018 with a total area of ​​(2100) square meters consisting of two floors, which consists of four gates to leave, and is equipped with nine waiting areas for travelers, including all services and facilities such as commercial stores, restrooms, chapels, a free market, and from Expected to open in Al After the second year of this year.


During the ceremony, the gun fired the Sharjah Airport Prize for ...