THE Seychelles is set to build
a new international airport
to meet the growing tourist
demand.
Seychelles foreign affairs
and transport minister, Joel
Morgan, signed an agreement
with Ali Majed Al Mansoori,
chairman of the Abu Dhabi
Airports Company, to construct
the new airport.
It will lie to the North of
the existing airport and is
expected to be completed by
2019 or 2020 at an estimated
cost of $150m (R2bn).
The current airport is
becoming too small to handle
the increasing tourist numbers.
Last year, visitor arrivals to
the Seychelles reached 280
000. David Germain, director
Africa and America, Seychelles
Tourism Board, says the new
airport will provide a significant
improvement in the handling of
passengers.
Seychelles to get new airport
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