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FG Proposes N1bn For Construction Of New Terminal Building At Enugu Airport

The Federal Government has budgeted the sum of N1billion for the construction of new terminal building at Enugu Airport.

The government also budgeted that it would expend at least another N390million for the completion of new headquarters for the Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria (FAAN) in Abuja.

These were contained in the 2019 budgeted submitted by the Federal Government to the National Assembly last December.

According to the document, the sum would be expended on the construction of new terminal building alone.

It would be recalled that Enugu Airport was in the news for most part of 2018, following the inability of FAAN to install the Instrument Landing System (ILS) procured for the airport.

The Federal Government has announced it will demolish more structures to give way for full internationalisation of Akanu Ibiam Airport in Enugu.

The government had said that for the new ILS to be installed, it would need to demolish more structures to give way for full internationalisation of Akanu Ibiam Airport in Enugu.

Note: Akanu Ibiam International Airport, also known as Enugu Airport, is an airport serving Enugu the capital city of Enugu State of Nigeria, and nearby cities, such as Onitsha, Nnewi, Awka, Abakaliki, Nsukka, Okigwe, Afikpo, Ugep, Orlu, Idah, Otukpo and Ogoja.

Source: Independent NG

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Bulgaria extends bid deadline for Sofia airport tender again

Bulgaria has extended the deadline for submitting bids to run Sofia’s airport for a third time, to Feb. 5 following changes in the documents for the concession contract, transport ministry data showed on Wednesday. 

Bulgaria has extended the deadline for submitting bids to run Sofia’s airport for a third time, to Feb. 5 following changes in the documents for the concession contract, transport ministry data showed on Wednesday. 

The ministry has already pushed the timeline back several times from the original Oct. 22 due to numerous queries about the process and has now carried out some technical changes, a transport ministry spokeswoman said without elaborating. 

The centre-right government re-launched the tender in July and is seeking to make 550 million euros ($630 million) from the concession over 35 years, 280 million of which should come in an upfront payment.

It expects the airport, the main air hub for the Balkan country which is now run by the state, to generate revenue of 3.46 billion euros over the whole period and up to 3.9 billion if extended to a maximum 46 years and seven months. 

So far, Manchester Airports Group (MAG), Britain’s largest airport operator, has said it plans to bid. A spokesman for India’s GMR Group has said the group would consider bidding based on the final terms of the tender.

Germany’s Fraport has said it was interested in the process and Spain’s Aena has said it was studying a joint bid with Australian group First State. 

French Aeroports de Paris, which has a 46 percent stake in Turkey’s TAV Airports as well as Switzerland’s Flughaven Zuerich have also been looking at it. ($1 = 0.8731 euros).

Source: Thomson Reuters

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Charleston International Airport expands small-business opportunities

The Charleston County Aviation Authority is increasing the number of kiosks in the airport terminal.

Currently, three area small businesses operate kiosks in the terminal.

«We are very pleased with the success so far of offering these goods in the vibrant airport marketplace,” said Paul G. Campbell Jr., executive director and CEO of the Aviation Authority.

The companies are part of the Specialty Leasing Program, also known as the Kiosk Program, which is designed to create direct and affordable opportunities for small and niche businesses to work in the travel and hospitality industry. 

The short-term leasing program complements existing food, beverage and retail concessions with regionally unique and culturally focused products.

Applications are being accepted now through 5 p.m. Thursday, Jan. 31, 2019.

Source: ABCNews4

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Angkasa Pura II Eyeing to Manage 3 Airports in Sumatera

State airport operator Angkasa Pura II (AP2) plans to manage three airports in Sumatra. The three airports were previously managed by the Transportation Ministry’s Directorate General of Air Transportation’s Airport Organizing Unit.

The three airports that will be managed by AP2 are Raden Inten in Lampung, Fatmawati in Bengkulu, and Tanjung Pandan in Bangka Belitung.

AP2 president director Muhammad Awaluddin said through a written statement in Jakarta, Tuesday, 1 January that AP2 will also conduct a strategic partnership for the development of several airports.

These projects include the development of Kualamanu Airport, which will later be used as a hub of the western parts of Indonesia, the construction of a business hub at Pekanbaru’s Sultan Syarif Kasim II Airport, and the expansion of terminals and other airport air sides.

Today, Angkasa Pura II manages 16 airports throughout Indonesia. In 2018, the company served 115 million passengers, an increase of 9.5 percent compared to 2017’s 105 million passengers.

Source: Tempo.co