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According to a report, the 190,000sqm terminal project is the largest phase of a series
of expansion projects with a total cost of US $653.45mn, and is expected to be
completed in 2027.

The new terminal will itself cost $336.26mn and will raise the airport’s capacity to 20m

passengers annually. The expansion will separate the arrivals from the departures and
offer new systems and facilities.

Sheikh Sultan bin Mohammed was briefed on the project’s features such as the self-

check-in machines, electronic boarding gates, waiting lounges, food courts, and a hotel
for transit passengers. He also received detailed information on the communications
technology systems to be used, which are set to improve operational efficiency.

The dignitaries also witnessed Sharjah Airport Authority’s signing ceremony of the main
contractor for the terminal project. Parsons International won the $14mn contract to
serve as the project manager for the expansion project in May 2017.

Sharjah Airport is said to have witnessed an impressive surge in passenger traffic last

year, with over seven million passengers passing through its terminals during the first

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