Abu Dhabi airport plans progress
01 April 2003
The $600 million Abu Dhabi International Airport (Adia) expansion project is moving forward with bids to be submitted this month. Once the bidders are shortlisted, work will begin immediately and is expected to be completed in the first quarter of 2005.
Phase I expansion is the construction of a new terminal comprising a two-storey building to house the arrival and departure lounges, 11 bays, six remote bays and a 7,000-sq m shopping area. Related facilities would include a cinema complex, meeting rooms, three large lounges and a parking area for 400 cars.
The new terminal will be linked to the existing terminal.
France's Aeroports de Paris has designed the new terminal, which will have a capacity of four million passengers a year.
Phase two involves the construction of a second runway. UK's Halcrow Group is the consultant and Parsons International is the overall project manager. Invitations to bid are out and awaiting submissions from top international companies.
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