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Good response to pre-bidding for Bhogapuram International Airport

The pre-bid conference for request for proposals for the development of a greenfield international airport at Bhogapuram in Vizianagaram district saw 13 reputed national and international agencies/companies taking part. Ajay Jain, Principal Secretary, Energy, Infrastructure, Andhra Pradesh, said: “Thirteen agencies were taken on the field visit at Bhogapuram for better understanding of the field conditions. The agencies are expected to submit their response to the RFQ (Request for Quotation) by September 10.”

Ramky, Essel, GVK, GMR, ADPI (France), NIIF (with Fraport), Oberoi, AECOM of America, BIAL, Reliance with Zurich Airport, Italy Group (EPC and minor stake in Airports) are among those who participated in the meeting.

Jain said the commercial operations from Dagadarthi, Nellore airport will commence from January 2020. Dagadarthi is envisaged as a low-cost, no-frills airport on a public-private partnership (PPP) basis. The 1,352-acre airport project to be developed at a cost of ₹368 crore will be the first in bifurcated Andhra Pradesh to come up on a PPP basis.

The passenger air traffic has increased at an annual growth rate of 33 per cent from 1.3 million passengers per annum in 2014 to 4.1 million passengers per annum in 2018, Jain said.

Source: The Hindu Business Line

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Kurdistan: new terminal opened at Sulaimani Airport

The Sulaimani Governorate on Monday revealed the city’s international airport had been expanded, including the opening of a new terminal to accommodate more passengers.

Governor of the Sulaimani Province, Haval Abubakr, during a press conference after the opening ceremony for the new terminal, suggested plans to build an even larger airport in the city.

The new terminal, for which the private sector was contracted to build, offers space for travelers to wait for their flights, go shopping, lounge in cafes, or eat at high-end restaurants.

“The Sulaimani Airport receives 1.5 million passengers a year, domestically and internationally,”

He additionally claimed there are “plans to build a large international airport” in the city “with the support of the private sector.”

Abubakr did not specify when the larger project would begin.

The Governor along with Qubad Talabani, deputy Prime Minister of the Kurdistan Region, called on Turkey to resume flights to and from the Sulaimani airport.

On Sunday, according to Abubakr, a delegation from the province of Sulaimani was to visit Baghdad to discuss the resumption of direct flights between Turkey and the Sulaimani International Airport.

Turkish Airlines imposed a flight ban on the Kurdistan Region in response to last year’s independence referendum.

In late-March, Turkish Airlines resumed its flights with the Erbil International Airport, excluding Sulaimani for “security reasons.”

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Conglomerates ready to start Naia expansion

A consortium of seven conglomerates said it is ready to start the rehabilitation and expansion of the Ninoy Aquino International Airport once it obtains the green light from the government.
“We are ready to start construction right after we get the notice to proceed and deliver the first phase of expanding Naia’s capacity by 2020″, Naia Consortium spokesman Jimbo Reverente said.
The consortium’s members are Aboitiz InfraCapital Inc., AC Infrastructure Holdings Corp., Alliance Global Group Inc., AEDC, Filinvest Development Corp., JG Summit Holdings Inc. and Metro Pacific Investments Corp.
The consortium committed to spend P106 billion over the 15-year concession.
Reverente said the consortium could act quickly because it already had the design, the funds, the technical partner (Changi Airport) and the people to make Naia what it should be.
The airport’s four terminals handle far more passengers than they were built for. They have capacity for 31 million passengers per year but handled 42 million last year. This is expected to increase to around 47 million by 2020.
The proposal promises to have a Naia capacity to match that 2020 projection and then bring its capacity up to 65 million by 2022.

The Naia Consortium proposed to expand and interconnect the existing terminals of Naia, upgrade airside facilities and develop commercial facilities to increase airline and airport efficiencies, enhance passenger comfort and experience and improve public perception of Naia as the country’s premier international gateway.

Source: Manila Standard

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Montenegro to put airports up for concession

The Montenegrin government has adopted plans to put its two international airports in Podgorica and Tivat up for concession. A public call for the expression of interest is expected to be issued soon. The Montenegrin Minister for Transportation and Maritime Affairs, Osman Nurković, said the two airports will be offered up for a concession ranging between 25 and thirty years. Turkey’s TAV Airports Holding, which has become a global brand in airport construction projects and operations, held talks with Mr Nurković on two different occasions late last year in order to examine suitable concession models.

The Prime Minister of Montenegro, Duško Marković, previously said, «Several well established companies have already shown serious interest for the airports. The concession is vital in order for Tivat Airport to follow through with its plans to build a new passenger terminal, extend its runway and overhaul its taxiways». Last year, the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) was set to approve a fifty million euro loan for the development of Tivat Airport, however, it requested for the Montenegrin government to guarantee the airport would remain in state hands over a period of ten years following the completion of the expansion project. Mr Marković’s administration was unable to agree to such terms.

Montenegro’s opposition parties have slammed the government’s concession plans, noting that operator Airports of Montenegro is one of the country’s most profitable public enterprises. It recorded profit before tax of 5.2 million euros last year. Montenegro’s two airports handled a combined total of 1.3 million passengers during the January – July period. Last month alone, the two welcomed 422.220 travellers through their doors. Last Sunday, Tivat Airport broke its 24-hour record by handling 11.233 passengers, while Podgorica saw its busiest day in a decade on July 22 with 7.670 travellers.