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Major Renovation Begins on Muscat International Airport

Travel News Asia Latest Travel News Podcasts Thursday, 19 March 2009

Work has commenced on upgrading and expanding Muscat International Airport which when finished in 2011 will see the Sultanate of Omans principal air gateway able to accommodate more than 12 million annual visitor arrivals.

Plans for the airport development include a new terminal building, 32 air bridges and an additional runway while the existing runway will be upgraded to handle the super-sized Airbus A380.

The new terminal will be constructed between the airports runways and will have a floor area covering 290,000 square feet.

Located a short distance from Omans capital, Muscat, the airport last year handled 3.2 million international arrivals.

A key component of the overall development is the construction of a new motorway linking the airport to Muscat.

Plans have also been announced for the construction of a new airport in Duqm located halfway between Muscat and Salalah.

The Duqm airport project forms part of a major development currently underway which includes plans for five hotels, 550 villas and 600 apartments and a yachting marina.

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