Oman awards USD1.8bn new Muscat terminal project

Oman’s Government announced it has awarded an OMR706 million (USD1.8 billion) contract for the construction of a new terminal at Muscat International Airport, to a joint venture between US-based Bechtel and Oman's Bahwan Contracting. The government stated the project will be completed in 3Q2014 and the airport’s capacity will increase from four million passengers p/a to 12 million. [2080 words]

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This report contains the following subheadings:

• A large, comparatively isolated country
• Privatisation attempt foundered on security concerns
• Other airport projects
• Beauty has an address
• Oman and Iran join forces
• A hill to climb
• Profitability remains the target

This report contains the following charts and tables:

• Muscat Airport passenger numbers and passenger numbers growth: 2000 to 2009
• Salalah Airport passenger numbers and passenger numbers growth: 2000 to 2009
• Map 1 - Oman
• Map 2 – Relationship of UAE states and Qatar to Oman
• Table: Oman Air international destinations
• Domestic Service