Ajman airport plan is finally approved
Airport is expected to be built at a cost of $353mn by Spanish consortium
Officials will hold a high level meeting to finalise blueprint.
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A high-level meeting will finalise blueprints this week for the Ajman International airport in the Al Manama area of the emirate, a senior government official confirmed earlier this week. The airport is expected to be built at the cost of $353.3mn by a consortium of Spanish companies.
“A high-level meeting will be held next week where top officials are expected to finalise the blueprint,” the official said on condition of anonymity.
In 2008, it was announced that Ajman airport would be built on 60 million square feet of land and will accommodate various types of aircraft serving over a million passengers per year, year rising up to 10.4 million by 2046. It will also handle a minimum of 400,000 tonnes of cargo.
Twenty five airlines have sent letters of intent for landing rights even at this very early stage. Adjacent to the airport, several residential and commercial properties will be developed to provide housing for employees of the airport and those of other investments in the airport area.
The airport will provide an impetus to the tourism industry, economy of the emirate and will create over 28,000 new jobs. The UAE plans to invest $136bn in aviation infrastructure during the next 10 years and expects to get 15 million tourists by 2020, according to figures released last year.
