Wed Jul 06 2011 09:08:48 GMT+0400 (Arabian Standard Time) Oman Time
MUSCAT: Oman’s four airports currently under construction have the potential of creating 4,000 jobs once fully completed in 2014, sources at the Ministry of Transport and Communications said.
Airports in Sohar, Duqm, Ras Al Hadd and Sur are under different phases of construction to cater to the growing aviation needs in
the Sultanate.
“These airports will have terminal buildings, cargo facilities, catering units, aircraft hangars, maintenance of equipment and duty free shops as well as air traffic controllers and technicians. We think at least 4,000 jobs will be needed to be created to run these facilities by the year 2014,” a Ministry of Transport Project official told Times Oman.
The Ministry of Transport has already awarded contracts over RO1.5 billion for the construction of the four airports, including the purchase of air navigation equipment such as radars, transmitters, receivers and other air surveillance instruments.
The government is now in a quest to raise thousands of jobs every year as a number of graduates seek employment after completion of their education. His Majesty Sultan Qaboos bin Said in March ordered the creation of 50,000 jobs for Omani nationals as part of the efforts to meet the protesters’ demands. The protests ended on May 6 after the government promised a series of reforms, including unemployment benefits of RO150 a month.
Apart from the four new airports under construction, Muscat and Salalah airports have started an expansion programme. Both airports will have new terminal buildings, cargo facilities, runways, parking facilities and control towers.
Both new airports and the expansion of the existing ones will cater to the growing demand of tourism and business visitors. Currently, the Muscat airport can handle only one million passengers a year. When completed, it would cater to 12 million passengers annually.
Airports in Sohar, Duqm, Ras Al Hadd and Sur are under different phases of construction to cater to the growing aviation needs in
the Sultanate.
“These airports will have terminal buildings, cargo facilities, catering units, aircraft hangars, maintenance of equipment and duty free shops as well as air traffic controllers and technicians. We think at least 4,000 jobs will be needed to be created to run these facilities by the year 2014,” a Ministry of Transport Project official told Times Oman.
The Ministry of Transport has already awarded contracts over RO1.5 billion for the construction of the four airports, including the purchase of air navigation equipment such as radars, transmitters, receivers and other air surveillance instruments.
The government is now in a quest to raise thousands of jobs every year as a number of graduates seek employment after completion of their education. His Majesty Sultan Qaboos bin Said in March ordered the creation of 50,000 jobs for Omani nationals as part of the efforts to meet the protesters’ demands. The protests ended on May 6 after the government promised a series of reforms, including unemployment benefits of RO150 a month.
Apart from the four new airports under construction, Muscat and Salalah airports have started an expansion programme. Both airports will have new terminal buildings, cargo facilities, runways, parking facilities and control towers.
Both new airports and the expansion of the existing ones will cater to the growing demand of tourism and business visitors. Currently, the Muscat airport can handle only one million passengers a year. When completed, it would cater to 12 million passengers annually.
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