Bahrain King, Egypt President open Bahrain International Airport’s new terminal

Bahrain King, Egypt President open Bahrain International Airport’s new terminal

Bahrain’s King Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa and Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi has inaugurated a new $1.1 billion passenger terminal at Bahrain International Airport, which has the capacity to handle 14 million passengers a year.

The airport terminal – an expansion project which is part of the country’s Vision 2030 economic program - was officially opened in the in the presence of Bahrain’s Crown Prince Salman bin Hamad Al Khalifa on Wednesday.

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The guard of honor saluted the three leaders, and Bahraini Ardha songs were chanted to welcome them, a statement said.

King Hamad and President al-Sisi unveiled a commemorative plaque, marking the opening the new terminal.

Kamal bin Ahmed bin Mohammed, Chairman of the Bahrain Airport Company, said the new passenger terminal is considered the largest infrastructure project in the civil aviation sector in the kingdom, and represents a qualitative leap in the field of services and airport facilities.

He said that the project – which began in April 2016 - was implemented in a record period of time, with the construction work being completed in 2020. It took 47 million manhours to complete the project.

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