Saudi Arabia’s Red Sea Development Company awards contract for an international airport – The National

Saudi Arabia’s Red Sea Development Company awards contract for an international airport – The National

The new airport is set to open in 2022 on the west coast of the country

















Render design of Red Sea International Airport. Courtesy The Red Sea Development Company







Saudi Arabia's Red Sea Development Company, which is building a tourism project on the kingdom's Red Sea coast, awarded an infrastructure works contract for an international airport located within the development.



The contract was awarded to a joint venture between Saudi Arabia-based Nesma & Partners Contracting and Almabani General Contractors, the company said in a statement on Monday. The value of the deal is not disclosed.



"The Red Sea Development Company is making huge progress in the development of a world leading destination and by awarding our largest contract to date, we take another significant step in this direction, while demonstrating our ongoing commitment to creating opportunities within the Saudi Arabian construction sector,“ said John Pagano, chief executive of The Red Sea Development Company.



The Red Sea project is being developed over 28,000 square kilometres of land and includes a vast archipelago of more than 90 islands. The destination also features mountain canyons, dormant volcanoes and ancient cultural and heritage sites.