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Look Inside Qatar's $15.5 bn Hamad International Airport

July 18, 2014 Roz Marra 0 Comments

Qatar's new international airport, built at a cost of $15.5 billion, welcomed its first commercial flight on April 30. Named after Qatar's former emir, the Hamad International Airport will replace the Doha International Airport from May 27. It will be able to handle 30 million passengers a year and officials hope this number will grow to 50 million by the time the airport grows to full capacity in 2020. Qatar will host the soccer World Cup in 2022, and these infrastructural developments are seen as part of the tiny Gulf nation's assertive move to establish itself as an international hub.

A passenger walks in a terminal upon his arrival at the new Hamad International Airport. A Qatar Airways aircraft was the first flight welcomed at new Hamad International Airport (HIA). A waiting lounge at one of the gates.
An aerial view of the new airport Construction on the new Hamad International Airport started in 2007. Initially, the facility will only be open to 10 airlines, including flydubai, with other carriers including Qatar Airways expected to use it from May 27, airport officials say.
Passengers walk at a terminal upon their arrival at the new Hamad International Airport (HIA) on April 30, 2014 in Doha. Qataris take pictures after the first flight chartered by Qatar Airways landed at Doha%E2%80%99s new Hamad International Airport. The first passenger arrives to board a Qatar Airways plane in Doha, Qatar, on Wednesday, April 30, 2014 as the new airport opened.
The main terminal building of the Hamad International Airport.

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