Muscat Fast-tracks Airport Development
The ambitious development plan to expand Oman’s Muscat Airport has been accelerated.

The ambitious development plan to expand Oman’s Muscat Airport has been accelerated with the Oman Airport Management Co. advancing the opening date to October 2014. The project had run into delays after tropical cyclone Gonu in 2007, which led to the decision to remove basements and underground areas, resulting in a complete redesign.

Oman’s transport and communications minister Dr. Ahmad Bin Mohammad Al Futaisi announced the change on October 17 during a visit to the airport. The $5.2 billion project will include a new passenger terminal capable of handing 12 million passengers annually, with the potential for expansion to handle up to 48 million.