KARACHI, June 21: The National Engineering Services of Pakistan (Nespak) in association with Airport de Paris Ingenierie (ADPi) of France, has been awarded project management consultancy services for the $1 billion expansion of Seeb and Salalah airports in Oman, says a press release.

Expansion of these two airports is being carried out by the ministry of transport and communication, Oman, to meet the growing air traffic in the country. The traffic at Seeb International Airport at Muscat is expected to increase from 3 million passengers presently to 24 million in the year 2020. Its expansion will include a new passenger terminal building, a new VVIP terminal, a cargo terminal and a new runway. At Salalah Airport, a new passenger terminal, cargo terminal and associated infrastructure will be built.

The Seeb and Salalah airports expansion project was won by Nespak and ADPi through an international bidding competition in which world’s leading consultancy firms participated. The association of Nespak and ADPi brings together world-class international expertise from France and high quality engineering skills from Pakistan.

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