New Doha airport set for December opening

timebandit
By timebandit

Wow!! New airport here we come :D

“We are hoping that the new airport would be opened on Qatar’s National Day on December 18, he told reporters. Al-Noaimi said that about 80% of the project works had already been completed. Although the airport inauguration will be done later this year, it will become fully functional only later. A QCAA presentation at the Doha Aviation Summit in November last year said NDIA will be the world’s first airport to be specifically designed for the larger A380s (Airbus Super Jumbo). Qatar Airways has ordered a total of five such aircraft.

http://www.gulf-times.com/site/topics/article.asp?cu_no=2&item_no=416468...

By Colt45• 16 Feb 2011 14:52
Colt45

You wish!!! I'm surprised you didn't say 2 months :-(

By britexpat• 16 Feb 2011 13:32
britexpat

I hope it does....

Would be great trying to fly out for Xmas holidays :O)

By Lundboat2• 16 Feb 2011 13:29
Lundboat2

new Delhi airport will fall apart in 2 years !!!

By anonymous• 16 Feb 2011 11:56
anonymous

Good news...

By IchWill• 16 Feb 2011 09:56
IchWill

It won't be ready. It is not even close.

By Colt45• 16 Feb 2011 09:21
Colt45

I just saw a clip on youtube that the new Delhi airport was constructed in record time of 39 months... woah!!!

By Sirsandy• 16 Feb 2011 09:09
Sirsandy

Refer to this link:

http://www.gulf-times.com/site/topics/article.asp?cu_no=2&item_no=416424&version=1&template_id=36&parent_id=16

Qatar Civil Aviation Authority (QCAA) Chairman and Managing Director Abdulaziz al-Noaimi has said.

“We are hoping that the new airport would be opened on Qatar’s National Day on December 18,” he told reporters in Doha yesterday.

so for it will open by end of this year not 2015 please don't misunderstanding

An official opening will be on February 2012 .

By arecel• 16 Feb 2011 08:59
arecel

functional on what year?

By ugactrader• 16 Feb 2011 08:55
ugactrader

Great news

By baldrick2dogs• 16 Feb 2011 08:33
baldrick2dogs

Open by 2015 :o)

By hmfaysal• 16 Feb 2011 07:10
hmfaysal

Finally...

By Mr M.• 16 Feb 2011 07:02
Mr M.

That is good news.

By s_isale• 16 Feb 2011 07:01
s_isale

it is only inauguration. nothing else.

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