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Designer appointed for $410m Sharjah airport expansion

30 May 18 The engineering subsidiary of French airport operator Groupe ADP has been appointed to design and supervise the US$410m (£310m) expansion of Sharjah International Airport in the UAE.

ADP Ingénierie’s €15m (£13m) contract was awarded following a competitive tender.

The project involves increasing the capacity of the existing terminal from the current 11 million passengers a year to 17.5 million over the long term, while enhancing the passenger experience and adding additional aircraft parking stands.

ADP Ingénierie CEO Gratien Maire said: "One of the challenge will be to maintain the airport capacity and operations at all time during the execution of the construction packages, which are expected to start on 2019."

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