Categoría: Nuevos aeropuertos

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Myanmar: New delay for Hanthawaddy International Airport

The construction of the airport, which was started by the government of U Thein Sein, has faced numerous delays.

A consortium led by Singapore’s Yongnam Holdings won the US$1.5 billion bid to build the airport in 2014 after the deal was cancelled with Incheon International Airport Corporation, but it is still under negotiation. The consortium includes JCG Corporation of Japan and Changi Airport Planners and Engineers of Singapore.

When completed, the airport is expected to serve 12 million passengers a year initially and help ease overcrowding at Yangon International Airport.

The Hanthawaddy International Airport was first imagined in the early 1990s, but the project was put on hold in 2004. When discussions resumed in 2013, officials said it would be ready by 2016.

A consortium comprised of Singapore’s Yongnam Holdings, Changi Airport Planners and Engineers, and Japan’s JGC Corporation was selected by the Ministry of Transport to build the airport, which is located on a 9000-acre (3642-hectare) site in Bago Region, around 77 kilometres (48 miles) northeast of Yangon.

When complete, the airport is set to become Myanmar’s largest, with the capacity to handle up to 12 million passengers a year.

In 2014, Myanmar received 3.08 million international visitors, according to data from the Ministry of Hotels and Tourism. The ministry has high expectations for the next five years – targeting 4.5 to 5 million arrivals in 2015 and 7.5 million by 2020,

In the meantime, a consortium led by Pioneer Aerodrome Services, a subsidiary of Asia World, was selected in August 2013 to overhaul Yangon International Airport and increase its capacity from 2.7 million to 6 million passengers a year, by 2015.

Source: Myanmar Times

 

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Philippines: green light for new international airport at former Sangley Point military base, Cavite

The Departament of Transportation (DoTr) has given the green light to the Cavite provincial government’s plan to build an airport at the former US naval facility at Sangley Point, Cavite.

With no objection from the department, Mr. Reinoso said the next step is for the provincial government to secure endorsement of the Philippine Reclamation Authority for the planned reclamation work and secure final approval of the National Economic and Development Authority (NEDA) Board that is led by President Rodrigo R. Duterte.

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On the separate $12-billion unsolicited proposal from private group Sangley Airport Infrastructure Group, Inc. — a consortium formed by Solar Group’s Wilson Y. Tieng and tycoon Henry T. Sy, Sr. — Transportation Secretary Arthur P. Tugade told reporters in Clark Freeport on July 17: “Under the rules, kung merong dalawang ‘yan, our priority is government to government (Under the rules, if there are two proposals, our priority is government to government).”

The Cavite government submitted its proposal for a Sangley international airport to the DoTr in February.

The planned airport is one of the ways the government is considering to decongest Ninoy Aquino International Airport (NAIA), which itself will be rehabilitated and upgraded in order to handle more passengers and more flights.

The proposal of the consortium of seven major companies to rehabilitate and upgrade NAIA is now up for approval by the MIAA board, which will then endorse it to the NEDA board for final green light. It will then undergo a Swiss challenge, opening it to competing proposals from other groups. The seven companies that comprise the NAIA consortium are Aboitiz InfraCapital, Inc.; AC Infrastructure Holdings Corp.; Alliance Global Group, Inc.; Asia’s Emerging Dragon Corp.; Filinvest Development Corp.; JG Summit Holdings, Inc. and Metro Pacific Investments Corp.

Aside from Sangley, the government also plans to redirect more passengers to Clark International Airport in Pampanga whose operation and maintenance contract is targeted for award in August.

San Miguel Corp. has also submitted a proposal to build, operate and maintain an international airport in Bulacan at an estimated cost of about P735 billion.

The current government has embarked on a more aggressive infrastructure development drive in a bid to fuel overall economic growth to a faster 7-8% pace till 2022, when Mr. Duterte ends his six-year term, compared to a 6.3% average in 2010-2016 under former president Benigno S. C. Aquino III

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Heraklion New International Airport in Crete receives «green light» from Brussels and heads for the Court of Auditors

An important step was taken regarding the tender for the concession project concerning the construction and operation of the New International Airport in Kasteli, Heraklion in Crete island. According to DG Comp, the project has been approved, allowing it to head for the Court of Auditors and consequently to the Greek Parliament for its final ratification.

According to estimates Phase 1 is due to begin by the end of the year and last for 5 years. This will bring us to the end of 2023, when it is expected to be released to commercial operation.

The concessionaire is Ariadne Airport Group J/V (consisting of GEK TERNA and the Indian GMR Airports Limited) with a 54% stake and the Greek State with 46%. The concession company will be holding the management of the new Heraklion Airport that, until today, is still second in Greece, in terms of passenger traffic, second only to Athens International Airport, «El. Venizelos».

The modern airport that will replace the existing and dated «N. Kazantzakis» Airport in Heraklion, will follow the highest construction standards. The total building area of 71,818 sq.m. will be bioclimatic and will be in architectural «harmony» with the environment,.

The airport will have 19 waiting lounges for the passengers, 2 fire stations, a police station, medical facilities, ground handling facilities and equipment, a bio-waste management unit, parking facilities with a capacity of, at least, 800 vehicles, spaces to serve at least 50 buses, 150 taxis and 20 mini vans as well as parking spaces for public transport.

Source: Ypodomes.com

Note: The last years (june, 2017) GMR Airports Limited will be the designated Airport Operator in the consortium for this project,» said a release from the airport company.

The scope of the project involves Design, Construction, Financing, Operation, and Maintenance & Exploitation of the New Heraklion Crete International Airport. The concession period for the Greenfield project will be 35 years including Phase 1 Construction of five years. This will be GMR Group’s second foray into Europe after having developed Istanbul’s Sabiha Gokcen airport.

 

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Bosnia and Herzegovina: Work on Bihać Airport project begins

Site preparation work for the construction of a new commercial airport in Bihać, in north-western Bosnia and Herzegovina, has commenced. The ambitious development of Bihać Airport is set for completion within the next three years. but the Prime Minister of the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina, Fadil Novalić, has expressed his disappointment with the pace of work». He added that his government is aware there are insufficient funds for the construction of the runway and, as a result, is seeking a private investor to partake in the project. The Kuwaiti Investment Fund and Turkey’s Çelebi Aviation Holding, a ground handling services company, have both expressed interest in providing funds and managing the airport in the future.

Despite plans for the construction of the runway to begin by the end of the year, this is now unlikely to occur. The winning design for the airport’s terminal building was selected earlier this year (pictured above), with the entire project valued between twenty and 25 million euros. It includes the construction of a runway, passenger terminal and a control tower.

Bihać is located near the Croatian border and is the country’s eighth largest city.