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Matarat, NPC poll for investor interest in a new Abha Airport: The Saudi Civil Aviation Holding (Matarat) and the National Centre for Privatization & PPP (NCP) have called for expressions of interest for the new Abha International Airport project, they said in separate statements here and here. A request for qualification tender is expected to be released by 19 February 2024.
Why this matters: Abha Airport — the fifth largest airport in KSA — is operating beyond its designated capacity of 1.5 mn passengers with 4.4 mn passengers annually.
The new project will see to the development of:
- A new passenger terminal building, with a capacity to welcome over 13 mn passengers per year — target date: 2028;
- A new rapid exit taxiway on the airport’s current runway;
- A new apron for the new terminal;
- Access roads to the new terminal building;
- A new parking area
- Some supporting facilities, including an electrical substation expansion and a new sewage treatment plan, among other facilities.
REMEMBER- The master plan for Abha airport project was unveiled in October 2023 by Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman.
IN OTHER MATARAT NEWS- Matarat is unrolling its new bagless passenger services in the Kingdom: The service allows passengers to pre-ship their luggage to their destination to simplify travel-related-procedures, it said last week. The service will launch in the first quarter of this year.
