Issue 04 / 2017 ACI World AIRPORT DEVELOPMENT NEWS A service provided by ACI World in cooperation with Momberger Airport Information www.mombergerairport.info Editor & Publisher: Martin Lamprecht
[email protected] Founding Editor & Publisher: Manfred Momberger Contents Focus on The Indian subcontinent ........................................................................................................... 1 Other Regions ............................................................................................................................................. 8 Green Airports ........................................................................................................................................... 10 Focus on the INDIAN SUBCONTINENT PAKISTAN After a series of delays, it is now expected that construction of the new Islamabad Airport will be completed by December 2017 so that the largest, technologically advanced, and most modern airport ever seen in Pakistan can be unveiled. The uniqueness of the new airport lies in its ability and capacity to control more than 4,500 passengers at any one time. It offers 15 aircraft parking bays and terminal gates and will be able to accommodate the A380 aircraft. Also, the airport is equipped with innovative technologically advanced equipment and software to take care of services like cargo handling, security and protection, passenger assistance, and car-parking facilities. At a time when the New International Islamabad Airport at the Fateh Jang site has seen yet another