YANGON, Myanmar — A consortium
headed by South Korea's Incheon will build a new international airport
in Myanmar to help the Southeast Asian country cope with an influx of
tourists and business executives, state media said Saturday.
Efforts
to construct the sprawling $1 billion Hanthawaddy airport — the second
international hub for the main city of Yangon— have been on again-off
again for almost two decades.
The airport is currently scheduled for completion by 2018.
Authorities say it will eventually be able to accommodate 35 million
passengers per year.
The state-run New Light of Myanmar newspaper
said Saturday that the Incheon Airport Consortium was among 30 companies
that showed interest in the project.
The existing Yangon
International Airport can now handle 2.7 million passengers a year. It's
also expanding, with plans to reach 6 million in 2017.
source: Bradenton
http://www.bradenton.com/2013/08/10/4654212/koreas-incheon-wins-tender-for.html
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