Wednesday, July 24, 2024

Next Year: The Opening Of 3 International Airports, 24 JULY

  The first 07/21/2024  Baghdad: Batoul Al-Hassani

 Next year, the Ministry of Transport will open three new international airports within the southern and northern regions of the country.

Director of the Ministry's Media Office, Maytham Al-Safi, explained to Al-Sabah that the ongoing work through local and international companies within the international airports of Holy Karbala, Nasiriyah and Mosul is continuing at an increasing pace and according to the prepared and predetermined timetable for completion.

He revealed coordination with the Imam Hussein Shrine to implement and complete the Karbala International Airport project, which is considered one of the vital projects important to strengthen the aviation infrastructure in the country, as a British company is responsible for its construction at a total cost of $500 million.

 The airport is expected to receive six million visitors annually, making it the largest. in the country.

Al-Safi stated that work is underway at Nasiriyah Airport in Dhi Qar Governorate, by two companies, the

 first of which is Chinese and is carrying out its construction according to international standards, and the

second of Turkey is supervising the implementation, while the designs of Mosul Airport are being completed by a consulting party, in addition to the continuation of contracting, manufacturing and factory inspections. And training for navigational systems, devices and specialized equipment Consecutively.

He stressed that the three airports will be opened next year, which is expected to contribute significantly to

improving the air transport infrastructure in Iraq, in addition to

strengthening economic and tourism ties with various countries of the world and

opening new international destinations through them.   https://alsabaah.iq/99674-.html

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