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HE the Minister of Transport, Jassim Seif Ahmed Al-Sulaiti, said that the Hamad International Airport (HIA) embodies the vision of HH the Father Emir, Sheikh Hamad bin Khalifa al-Thani, and HH the Emir, Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad al-Thani, in making Qatar a modern state that matches developed countries in its economic and tourism achievements. |
“The directives of HH the Father Emir, HH the Emir, and HE the Prime Minister and Interior Minister, Sheikh Abdullah bin Nasser bin Khalifa al-Thani, greatly influenced the realisation of this achievement that will be a source of pride for each and every Qatari as one of Qatar’s huge developmental achievements and a gateway to global tourism,” QNA quoted the minister as saying.
He said that HIA is a significant achievement under the Qatar National Vision 2030 and the comprehensive development plans, pointing to the the services and facilities at the airport that he described as one of the best and most modern in the world.
The old Doha International Airport buildings will house the Qatar Aeronautical College and Gulf Helicopters and a part of it will be turned into green areas, the minister added.
Responding to a QNA question on whether construction work at the new airport had negatively affected Qatar Airways, the Civil Aviation Authority chairman Abdulaziz Mohamed al-Nuaimi acknowledged the airline was indeed affected in terms of expansion and the acquisition of new aircraft, saying that Qatar Airways will now return to its former ambition and speed in the execution of plans and programmes.
Asked if the airport’s steering committee will continue its current duties or assume other tasks at the new airport, al-Noaimi said it will carry on present responsibilities until the 2022 World Cup, noting that a third phase of the airport is still under construction as well as an airport city that will include a railway station, a market and a passenger terminal.
HIA’s current capacity is 30mn passengers with a planned capacity of 50mn and the possibility of a further expansion that may see it cater to up to 70mn, al-Nuaimi said, noting that the Doha International Airport was designed to accommodate 9mn passengers but was able to cater to a whopping 19mn.
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