Airports
Bids invited for first privately owned airport in KSA
March 22- The Saudi Arabian General Authority of Civil Aviation (GACA) has invited companies to participate in bids for the construction of the country's first privately-owned airport in Madina. "Tenders, which are scheduled to be floated in May, will be received until the end of October this year and the final contract will be awarded to the successful bidder most probably by December 2010," said a source at GACA. The airport will be ready by 2014.
Ala'a Samman, general manager of business development, domestic airports, GACA, said the airport will be built on the other side of the city's present Prince Mohammad Bin Abdul Aziz Airport. The old airport will be torn down once the new once is ready, he added.
Earlier, it was decided to convert the Abdul Aziz airport into an international airport with the support of the private sector, keeping in mind the huge surge in passenger traffic in Haj and Umrah seasons.
More Airports
Latest Travel News
Featured Sights To See
Musee d’Art Moderne et d’Art Contemporains
Nice, France
Contemporary art from the 1960s to date is displayed at this museum. There is American and French art on display here and famous artists such as Andy Warhol and Robert Rauschenberg are represented. The museum is very popular with visitors and shows the development of matching art movements on two different continents at the same time.One gallery is dedicated to the French artist Yves Klien and h...
New Zealand National Maritime Museum
Auckland, New Zealand
Address: New Zealand National Maritime Museum, Corner Quay and Hobson Street, Viaduct Harbour. Tel: +64 9 373 0800. This museum documents New Zealand's maritime history. Admission is NZ$16 adult, NZ$7 children, NZ$11 senior citizens. ...
Florence Nightingale Museum
London, United Kingdom
Florence Nightingale was a British social reformer who is believed to be the founder of modern nursing. She was recognized for her talents in tending to wounded soldiers during the Crimean War from 1853-56, fought between Russia and the allied powers of Britain, France and Turkey. Florence Nightingale has been a celebrity for over 150 years. Her face has appeared on bank notes, paper ba...
Heritage House Museum
Doha, Qatar
This museum is located in a building dating back to the 1930s. It showcases the ethnography of Qatar. The architectural style definitely invokes nostalgia for the old Doha. The stone tower was a feature common to structures in the gulf region since they kept buildings ventilated and cool even in soaring temperatures. Even the exhibits harken back to a time now lost. Most of the pieces showca...