48. King Abdulaziz International Airport
Project Overview
King Abdulaziz
International Airport is increasing its capacity from its current 13 million travellers a year to 80 million by 2035.
The project is being carried out in three stages, taking capacity to 30 million a year in stage one, 45 million in stage two, then 80 million.
Project Analysis
Riyadh focuses on its aviation industry
After years of inaction, Saudi Arabia is making a concerted effort to revamp its aviation sector. The question is whether it is too late to play catch up in an already competitive regional market
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Iraq and Iran drive Gulf projects index up again
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Improving sanitation services in Saudi Arabia
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Riyadh’s airport public-private partnership experiment
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Saudi Arabia presses ahead with a wastewater revolution
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Riyadh seeks aviation hub crown
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Saudi contractors hungry for more
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Steady growth in Saudi Arabia will benefit all
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Transport 2010: Railway building enjoys a revival in the Middle East
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Transport 2010: Railway building enjoys a revival in the Middle East
Biographies
Joseph Daher
Joseph Daher is executive vice-president of operations, Almabani General Contractors
George Efstathiou
One of Saudi Arabia’s planners and designers of the built environment
Company Announcements
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HSBC leads successful SR15bn Sukuk issuance for the General Authority of Civil Aviation
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Kenya Airways inaugurates Jeddah - Nairobi Link
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Dubai World Central and King Abdulaziz International Airport lend support to Airport Suppliers Conference in Dubai
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Bombardier awarded contract to design, build, operate and maintain Innovia automated people mover system in Jeddah
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Jet Aviation moves into new FBO facility in Jeddah, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
Key Facts
Client: General Authority for Civil Aviation (Gaca)
Sector: Transport
Stage: Execution
Budget: $8.2bn
Completion date:Q4 2035
Location: Saudi Arabia
News
Contractors get more time to prepare Jeddah sewage treatment plant bids
New closing date is 9 June
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J&P wins Emirates maintenance hangar contract
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Saudi Arabia invites bids for Riyadh airport project management deal
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TAV consortium wins Jeddah maintenance hanger contract
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Jeddah awards contracts for flood prevention schemes
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Riyadh invites bidders for Jeddah sewage treatment plant
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Jeddah wastewater treatment plant in qualification stage
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CCC starts work at Jeddah airport
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Bombardier wins Jeddah airport contract
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Fifth Haramain station to be built at Jeddah International airport
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