09 Dec 2010
(MENAFN) Oman�s Salalah Airport is aiming to increase passenger traffic capacity to one million passengers within the next three years, Times of Oman reported.
Mohammed bin Ali Al Nahari, member of tourism committee at the Chamber of Commerce and Industry in Dhofar Governorate, said that the project will boost contact with the outside world.
Official statistics show that the number of passengers through Salalah Airport rose to about 258,000 in the first seven months of this year, while the number of flights grew 7.3 percent, from 2,040 flights to 2,188 flights, according to a report by the Times of Oman newspaper.
The expansion of the airport to accommodate the increased capacity has been estimated at around $763 million and will include the construction of a new passenger terminal building, data centre, electricity station, eight passenger boarding bridges, passenger clearance complex and public car parking area for 2,200 vehicles.
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