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The New Abha Airport project, in Saudi Arabia, upon completion, will boast an annual capacity
to ha nd le more tha n äæ million passengers, nearly a tenfold increase from its current capacity
of ä.è million passeng ers. In Oman, Musandam Airport is being constructed for US$åèã million
and is expected to be ready by Qç åãåé. The Red Sea International Airport on Saudi Arabia’s

west coast is projected to accommodate one million passengers annually upon full completion
in åãæã, with a peak capacity of ìãã passengers per hour.

Sharjah International Airport

In the UAE, work on the Sha rjah International Airport’s terminal is expected to be completed
by åãåé. Bahr ain is evalua ting a project to develop a çã-million-passenger capacity
int erna tiona l airport termina l tha t will replace its existing hub. In Kuwait, a new triangular
termina l with åë gates is expected to increase the airport’s capacity by up to èã million
passeng ers per year as it will become operational in åãåè/åãåé. In Iraq, three major airports

are expected to open by åãåè. The three-runway Beirut International Airport has plans to
reach åã million passeng er capacity in åãæã, according to the website of national carrier
Middle East Airline s (MEA). According to CAPA - Centre for Aviation report in August åãåç, its
termina l will see its capacity go up by one million passengers annually when it opens later in
åãåè. Egypt ho pes to expand the capacity of its airport infrastructure to handle êå.å million

passeng ers by åãåè.
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South Asia

In Sout h Asia, the majority of airports are in India, the world’s most populous country. India
ha s present ly a total of äæê airports which includes åç international airports. Two major airport
projects are in different stages of execution in India in Jewar near New Delhi and Navi
Mum bai, along with up to äè othe r airport projects being in the pipeline. India, where
domestic air passeng er traf† is set to reach up to æãã million by åãæã, will have up to åçã
airports, inc lud ing he liports and water aerodromes. It plans to invest US$ää billion in airport

inf rastruc tur e to reach åãã operational airports by åãåè-end.

Africa

In Africa, Ethi opia ha s started the process of having the largest airport in Africa by åãæã.
Morocco targets a staggering inc rease in airport passenger capacity of ëã million annually by
åãæè thr oug h the expans ion and modernisation of existing airport infrastructure. Signi†cantly,
the Middle East and Africa airport infrastructure market’s value is expected to reach

US$äè,æãë.ëå million by åãæã.

“The Middle East ha s remaine d one of the world’s fastest growing hubs for the civil aviation
ind us try given its un wavering commitment to airport and airline developments and being at
the ne w global travel crossroads. Regional airports have remained leading adaptors of new

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